Two cycles of pedigree selection for grain yield/plant (GY/P) and grain weight (GW) (100-grain weight) were imposed under drought stress and normal irrigation to study the direct and indirect selection of GY/P and GW in bread wheat. The selection started in the F-generation (Cycle-C) of bread wheat ( L.) traced back to the cross () of two Egyptian cultivars.
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View Article and Find Full Text PDFStem rust (caused by Puccinia graminis f. sp. tritici) is a major disease of wheat.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Common bunt (caused by Tilletia caries and T. foetida) has been considered as a major disease in wheat (Triticum aestivum) following rust (Puccinia spp.) in the Near East and is economically important in the Great Plains, USA.
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