Author : Pierre Hucl
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (63 download)
Book Synopsis Development of Hard White Bread Wheat with Sprouting Resistance by : Pierre Hucl
Download or read book Development of Hard White Bread Wheat with Sprouting Resistance written by Pierre Hucl and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spring wheat grown in Saskatchewan has traditionally been red-grained. A shift in markets to the Pacific Rim has resulted in the need for white-grained cultivars, but white wheat germplasm has traditionally had poor pre-harvest sprouting resistance, presenting a drawback for the potential development of white wheat cultivars adapted to Saskatchewan. Seed dormancy is the main factor responsible for conferring pre-harvest sprouting tolerance to wheat grain. This report describes a project to develop hard white bread wheat cultivars with high seed dormancy levels. Standard small-plot techniques were used to evaluate hard white wheat experimental lines. Results of breeding efforts that started with testing of 280 advanced lines are presented.