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Influence of population density on light interception and grain yield involving wheat hybrids

Creator:: Ganapathy, Mapangada Chengappa
Abstract:: Six wheat hybrids from two sets of parents and their respective parents were grown at Hyslop Agronomy Farm near Corvallis, Oregon in the year 1965-66. The object of the experiment was to evaluate the influence of population densities and different planting patterns on grain yield and factors which determine grain...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

The influence of plant densities on gene action estimates and associations in seven winter wheat parents and their F₂ progeny

Creator:: Saini, Surinder Kumar
Abstract:: The F₂ progeny from a diallel cross involving seven winter wheat parents along with the parents were grown at the Hyslop Agronomy Farm near Corvallis, Oregon to determine the influence of three plant densities on gene action estimates for yield and its primary components. The plant densities were designed to...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Genotype-environment interaction in winter wheat F₁ progeny

Creator:: Peterson, C. J.
Abstract:: Seven winter wheats were evaluated for plant height, the components of yield and yield in a diallel cross at Pendleton, Oregon and Lind, Washington. An additional parent was added to the diallel cross at Pullman, Washington. Two levels of nitrogen and five replications were utilized at each of the locations....
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Influence of chelating agents on genetic recombination of Zea mays L.

Creator:: Ihrke, Charles Albert
Abstract:: Crossover frequencies for seven selected regions on five chromosomes of maize were measured to ascertain the effect of chelating agents on recombination. Ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid, EDTA, and dimethyl sulfoxide, DMSO, were used in three concentrations singly, and in all combinations. Plants heterozygous for for linked genes governing seed and seedling...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Evaluation of three methods of selection in relation to yield and yield stability in winter wheat (Triticum aestivum Vill., Host)

Creator:: Charoenwatana, Terd, 1937-
Abstract:: The effectiveness of early generation selection for yield and yield stability and the possible identification of superior parental combinations were studied in winter wheat populations representing different levels of genetic diversity. Experimental material for evaluating yield stability consisted of nine bulk and seven modified bulk populations derived from nine parental...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Chemical and genetic evaluation of high lysine and protein in selected barley crosses

Creator:: Helm, James Henry, 1944-
Abstract:: Four agronomically and genetically diverse spring barleys were used in a crossing program to study the inheritance of lysine in barley and to determine its possible association with certain agronomic and morphological characters. The cultivar Hiproly was used as the source of high protein and lysine. Characters measured included plant...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Genetic and environmental factors influencing the effectiveness of early generation selection in a diallel cross involving four winter wheat cultivars (Triticum aestivum Vill., host)

Creator:: Daaloul, Abderrazak
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Nitrate reductase activity and inheritance of grain protein in six barley cultivars (Hordeum vulgare L. and Hordeum distichum)

Creator:: Samphantharak, Krisda
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Adaptability of winter wheat cultivars to dryland conditions and their response to water stress

Creator:: Keim, Don Lee
Abstract:: Winter wheat cultivars (Triticum aestivum) were evaluated for their response to water stress and adaptability to a wide range of moisture limited environments. Grain yield was analyzed for ten cultivars at six locations across four years. Regression of the cultivar mean on the year-location mean was used as a measure...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Genetic variability and association between agronomic and quality characteristics in twenty-nine female genotypes of Humulus lupulus L.

Creator:: Roberts, Donald Day
Abstract:: The genetic variability in and association between 14 traits that affect maturity, yield, and chemical properties of its product. The plant characters measured were: vigor, flowering date, harvest date, yield, lateral length, nodes per lateral, cones per lateral, cones per vine, cone weight. Alpha-acid and beta-acid content of the cone,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Combining ability and associations of agronomic traits involving three sources of dwarfism in wheat (Triticum aestivum, L. em Thell)

Creator:: Maya de Leon, Jose Luis
Abstract:: Three genetically different dwarf cultivars of spring wheat were evaluated as potential sources of short stature to use in a wheat improvement program. The study involved a five parent diallel cross which included a semidwarf, a standard height and three dwarf cultivars. The genetic sources of dwarfism included a Norma...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Aluminum toxicity studies in rice (Oryza sativa L.)

Creator:: Martinez-Racines, Cesar P.
Abstract:: A nutrient solution technique developed for wheat was used to determine tolerance of rice cultivars to aluminum (Al) toxicity. Pre-germinated rice seed was placed on top of a screen and allowed to grow on the Al-free solution for 72-96 hours or until the primary root was 2-3 cms long. Seedlings...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Influence of aluminum toxicity in intergeneric crosses of wheat and rye

Creator:: Lopez-Benitez, Alfonso
Abstract:: A technique previously designed to screen wheat cultivars and segregating populations for tolerance to Aluminum utilizing nutrient solutions in growth chambers was found to be efficient in differentiating among cultivars of wheat, rye, and triticale for tolerance to Al under greenhouse conditions. A 5°C increase in temperature, from 25°C to...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Compensating effects and gene action estimates for the components of grain yield in winter wheat (Triticum aestivum, L. em Thell)

Creator:: Abi-Antoun, Michel
Abstract:: Five winter wheat cultivars and their diallel crosses were evaluated for plant height, harvest index, deading-maturity duration, the components of yield, (spikes per plant, spikelets per spike, kernel weight and kernels per spikelet)and total plant yield. Two diverse locations, Moro, a dryland site (250 mm annually) located in central Oregon...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Identification, inheritance and association of different dwarfing sources and gibberellic acid insensitivity in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.)

Creator:: Sears, Rollin George
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Nitrate reductase activity in leaves and its relationship to nitrogen yield in four spring barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) cultivars

Creator:: Lovato, Claudio
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Heritability estimates and associations of different height levels with aluminum toxicity and grain yield in wheat

Creator:: Camargo, Carlos Eduardo de Oliveira
Resource Type:: Dissertation

A study of methods of parental evaluation using testers to predict subsequent progeny performance in winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)

Creator:: Alexander, William Larry
Abstract:: The major objective of this study was to determine why certain winter wheat cultivars, when hybridized, will produce a greater proportion of desirable plants in subsequent, segregating generations. Three winter wheat parents were chosen as the experimental material, based on their known performance as parents. Yamhill and Pullman Selection 101...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Competitive effect for grain yield of four cultivars in pure and mixed populations in wheat (Triticum aestivum Vill;, Host)

Creator:: Valencia-Villarreal, Jose Antonio
Abstract:: Concerns regarding maintaining wheat yield per hectare and extending the commercial life expectancy of cultivars grown in the Yaqui Valley of Mexico prompted this investigation. Four genetically diverse spring wheat cultivars were grown in pure stands and in all possible combinations at the Northwest Agricultural Research Center at Ciudad Obregon...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Progeny tests for predicting grain yield and selected agronomic traits in single, three-way, and double crosses in wheat (Triticum aestivum L. em Thell.)

Creator:: Petpisit, Vichien
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Response of grain yield, plant height and kernel weight in three winter wheat crosses (Triticum aestivum, L. em Thell) to different methods of selection

Creator:: Salmeron-Zamora, Jose Juan
Abstract:: This study was undertaken to see if a method of handling segregating populations could be employed which combined the positive attributes of the traditional pedigree and-bulk methods. Derived F₅ lines from the pedigree, bulk, and what is identified as a modified bulk method, were obtained from three winter wheat crosses....
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Methods of evaluation, effects of intermating and results of one cycle of S₁ family recurrent selection in barley

Creator:: Mareck, James
Abstract:: The focus of this study was to determine if S₁ family recurrent selection might be successfully used for barley improvement. Objectives were: 1) to identify suitable methods of evaluating grain yield in small plots, 2) to study the effects of intermating on mean values and variances of selected agronomic characters,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Nature of inheritance, genotype-environment interaction and association of selected agronomic characters in crosses of winter X spring wheats (triticum aestivum L. em Thell)

Creator:: Brajcich, P.
Abstract:: This investigation was motivated by the apparent increase in genetic variability resulting from the systematic combining of gene pools represented by winter and spring types of wheats. It was the objective of this study to provide information regarding the nature of this genetic variability for nine agronomic characters in populations...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Influence of competition on combining ability estimates and subsequent prediction of progeny performance in wheat (Triticum aestivum L. em Thell.)

Creator:: Corral, Leonardo R.
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Inheritance and associations of six agronomic traits and stem-base carbohydrate concentration on ratooning ability in rice (Oryza sativa, L.)

Creator:: Cuevas-Pérez, Federico E.
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Nature of inheritance and association of time, duration and rate of grain filling and subsequent grain yield in crosses of winter and spring wheats (Triticum aestivum L. em Thell)

Creator:: Choi, Byung Han
Abstract:: The nature of inheritance and possible associations for traits influencing earliness and grain yield were investigated using a four parent diallel of winter and spring wheat cultivars. More genetic variability was observed for the traits measured in segregating populations resulting from crosses between winter and spring type wheats in contrast...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

A comparison of two methods of divergent mass selection for heading date in two winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L. em Thell) crosses

Creator:: Frederickson, Leslie John
Abstract:: Responses to two cycles of mass selection for heading date, followed by selfing or intermating, were studied in two diverse winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L. em. Thell) crosses. Selection was bidirectional, resulting in early and late populations for each mating system, cycle, and cross. The influence of mass selection for...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Assessment of resistance and inheritance to Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus disease (BYDV) in five wheat cultivars (Triticum aestivum L.)

Creator:: Tola, Jaime
Abstract:: Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus (BYDV) is a major disease of wheat. Unfortunately, unlike barley where the Yd2 gene provides adequate levels of resistance, the situation in wheat is more complex. This study was designed to provide information regarding: 1) evaluation of methods of measuring resistance among selected cultivars; 2) identification...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Feasibility of developing bread wheat cultivars with acceptable protein content for non-traditional areas

Creator:: Lorenzo, Ariel
Abstract:: The objective of this investigation was to evaluate the possibility of developing high yielding wheat cultivars whose flour would result in acceptable loaf volumes for non-traditional bread wheat growing areas. Spring wheat germplasm employed included high protein hexaploid derivatives from Triticum dicoccoides, and selections from Argentina with good bread milling...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Identification and development of cultural practices for upland rice production systems for savanna soils of Colombia

Creator:: Leal-M, Dario
Abstract:: A great potential for increasing upland rice production exists in the savanna soils of Colombia. These vast areas are currently underutilized. However, they have good soil structure, flat topography, coupled with sufficient and well distributed rainfall, making savanna soils ideal for upland rice cropping system. The major constraints to upland...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

A comparison of selected analyses for estimating environmental variation in early generations and advanced lines of wheat (Triticum aestivum L. em thell)

Creator:: Khan, Noor-ul Islam
Abstract:: This investigation was motivated by the introduction of the new nearest neighbour analyses which reportedly provided a better control of soil gradients than conventional experimental methods. Three nearest neighbour analyses and six other analyses were compared with the completely randomized design or the randomized complete block design in reducing the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Agronomic performance of six winter wheat dwarfing sources when crossed to isogenic lines for Norin 10 Rht loci

Creator:: Pedretti, Ricardo
Abstract:: Six genetically diverse dwarfing sources of winter wheat were compared to four isogenic lines for the height reducing genes Rht₁ and Rht₂. Parents and generations through the F₃ including backcrosses to the respective parents were analyzed. Seedling response to gibberellic acid and tests for allelism for plant height were employed...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Identification and inheritance of factors influencing the rate and duration of grain fill in selected wheat populations, (Triticum aestivum L. em Thell)

Creator:: Chuhe, Chen
Abstract:: To study the grain filling traits in wheat, two winter cultivars and four spring cultivars were selected. The resulting Fl, F2, F3 and backcrosses were tested. The following measurements were made: a) Visual traits for physiological maturity (PM), b) Grain dry weight accumulation, c) Regression models for grain filling period,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Use of combining ability estimates to identify the genetic potential of selected winter parental lines (Triticum aestivum L.em Thell)

Creator:: Masood, Muhammad Shahid
Abstract:: A major factor limiting the efficiency of plant improvement programs is the lack of knowledge as to which parental combinations to make when working with quantitatively inherited traits. The primary objective of this study was to provide information regarding the use of combining ability analysis to predict which cross combinations...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

The expression of embryo maturation genes in wheat and the role of abscisic acid

Creator:: Berge-Chandler, Sonja Kay
Abstract:: A set of genes which show developmental and tissue specificity are expressed late in embryo maturation during grain formation in wheat (Triticum aestivum). Two members of this maturation gene set (MGS) are Em and triticin, a 7S globulin. Results presented here show that during embryogenesis, the expression of Em mRNA...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Modifying selected factors to classify levels of resistance or tolerance in wheat to Septoria Tritici Blotch

Creator:: Re, Jose Vicente
Abstract:: Influence of abiotic and biotic factors were examined in selected winter wheats previously identified as representing a range of responses to septoria infection. In the greenhouse two and three inoculations identified resistance when disease severity was assessed either for the top four leaves or the flag leaf respectively. Kernel number...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Inheritance of Septoria leaf blotch resistance and the possible influence of heading date and plant height on the disease expression in a winter wheat cross

Creator:: Camacho Casas, Miguel Alfonso
Abstract:: Parental lines, Fi's and segregating populations (F₂, F₃ and BC's) including reciprocals were evaluated under field conditions to determine if genetic resistance per se exists for Septoria Leaf Blotch in a selected winter wheat cross. The experiment was conducted over a three year period with both natural infection and artificial...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Possible association of grain protein content, harvest index and biological yield in winter wheat populations

Creator:: Costa, Jose Maria
Abstract:: A negative relation between grain protein content and grain yield is frequently observed in wheat (Triticum aestivum L. em Thell) i.e. as grain yield increases, grain protein decreases. It has been suggested that the inverse relation between grain yield and protein is in part the result of developing high yielding...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Duration and rate of grain filling and subsequent grain protein content in selected winter wheat populations

Creator:: Mou, Beiquan
Abstract:: The lack of information regarding the inheritance of the duration and rate of grain filling, and the possible relationship between grain fill and grain protein content in wheat prompted this study. Early maturing Chinese cultivars, 'AI Feng 2' and 'CB 83-52', and late maturing cultivars adapted to Oregon, 'Stephens' and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Assessment of genetic resistance to strawbreaker foot-rot (Pseudocercosporella Herpotrichoides) in selected winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) cultivars

Creator:: Encinas-Mungarro, Andres
Abstract:: Strawbreaker foot-rot is a major limiting factor to cost efficient winter wheat production in the Pacific Northwest. Development of resistant cultivars has been hindered by the lack of adequate levels of genetic resistance and screening techniques which can consistently detect desired genotypes. Studies were conducted to determine if the reported...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Estimates of genetic variability and efficiency of early generation selection for grain yield and protein content in durum wheat crosses (Triticum turgidum. L. var. durum)

Creator:: Rezgui, Salah
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Genetic potential to enhance French bread by introgessing superior pan bread quality in selected wheat cultivars (Triticum aestivum L.)

Creator:: Jobet Fornazzari, Claudio Roberto
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Effect of the six glutenin loci on selected bread quality traits in wheat

Creator:: Rosa Filho, Ottoni
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Gluten protein polymeric composition and allelic variation as related to bread-making quality in durum wheat (Triticum turgidum L. var. durum)

Creator:: Ammar, Karim
Abstract:: Attempts to develop dual-purpose durum wheat cultivars for both pasta and bread-making have been unsuccessful. To better understand this limitation, thirty durum genotypes, selected based on their diverse geographical origin, and five bread wheat cultivars were compared as to their flour mixing properties, dough physical characteristics and baking performance. The...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Possible associations of soluble carbohydrates with chemical desiccation and drought resistance in winter wheat

Creator:: Cerono, Julio Cesar
Abstract:: Drought is a major limiting abiotic stress influencing wheat production in many parts of the world. The erratic nature of water deficits makes breeding and selection for drought resistance deficient. In environments with late season drought stress, yield losses are usually associated with kernel abortion or reduction in kernel growth....
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Production of haploid plants in selected winter wheat genotypes through anther culture and intergeneric crosses with maize

Creator:: Mendoza, Maria Graciela
Abstract:: A higher level of efficiency in the production of doubled-haploids must be achieved if this procedure is to be beneficial in plant improvement. Of equal importance is the development of protocols, which are not genotypic specific and result in progeny that represent a random sample of gametes from the parental...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Possible compensations of the components of grain yeild in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) as influenced by genotype by environment interactions

Creator:: Bedoshvili, David
Abstract:: Despite many investigations genotype by environment interaction remains one of the least understood factors in plant improvement. Understanding genotypic differences responsible for such interactions could assist in making more informed breeding decisions. The components of yield being less complex than grain yield per se may be useful for selection to...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Factors associated with stand establishment and subsequent grain yield of seven wheat cultivars and selected progeny (Triticum aestivum, L em thell) when grown under three diverse environments

Creator:: Vahabian, Mohammad Ali
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Agronomic potential and physiological performance of synthetic hexaploid wheat-derived populations

Creator:: del Blanco, Isabel Alicia
Resource Type:: Dissertation

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