Breaking Strength of Pedicel as an Index of Grain-Shattering Habit in Autotetraploid and Diploid Buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum Moench.) Cultivars

The grain-shattering habit was compared among diploid and autotetraploid cultivars of common buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum Moench.). In the first experiment, one diploid and one autotetraploid cultivar were grown in the field, and the number of grains shed naturally by wind or rain, and the number...

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Main Authors: Shinya Oba, Atsuko Ohta, Fumihiro Fujimoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 1999-01-01
Series:Plant Production Science
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1626/pps.2.190