Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is the most important staple food crop in Nepal, followed by maize (Zea mays L.) and wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). It is grown in all agro ecological zones from the Terai plains ...
Precise and repeatable phenotyping is the key to a successful identification of the candidate genes associated with the target traits because it is directly related to the heritability of the trait.
This interrelationship was also evident when the role of grain number and weight was compared in yield determination in winter and spring wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) [16]. Generally, water deficit ...
THE ear of cereals such as barley and wheat is an important photosynthetic organ in providing carbohydrate substrate for grain filling. This has been established by several workers, most recently ...