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Guide to bread wheat breeding at CIMMYT
(CIMMYT, 2002)
This special report provides a detailed introduction to the three subprograms of the CIMMYT Wheat Program. First published in the late 1980s, the report has been updated regularly as the bread wheat breeding methodology ...
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Wheat, barley, and triticale cultivars: a list of publications in which national cereal breeders have noted the cooperation or germplasm they received from CIMMYT
(CIMMYT, 1997)
Sustainable cereal production on farmers' fields: that is the ultimate measure of the impact of CIMMYT's research. Its achievement requires a combination of effective technologies and the most appropriate seeds. Over the ...
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Using canopy temperature depression to select for yield potential of wheat in heat stressed environments
(CIMMYT, 1997)
The main objective of the study was to validate the use of canopy temperature depression (CTD) as a rapid early generation screening tool for heat tolerance in wheat. CTD was measured at hot sites in Mexico on F2 derived ...
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Breeding resistance to yellow (stripe) rust in wheat
(CIMMYT, 1997)
The information contained in this paper is a precis of the PhD thesis of Dr. H.P. Bimb. Since yellow (stripe) rust has recently reared its head in West and South Asia, the rapid publication of this Wheat Program Special ...
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Sustaining wheat yields with crop management in heat stressed environments: effect of organic and inorganic fertilizers, mulching, and irrigation frequency
(CIMMYT, 1998)
Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) emend. Thell) yield reduction associated with heat strees is a worldwide problem. The objectives of this research were to (i) to determine effects of major crop management factors on performance ...
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Wheat bibliography from Southern Africa: breeding, pathology and production research and extension literature
(CIMMYT, 1997)
The impetus for this bibliography came as a guide to the Steering Committee of the Maize and Wheat Improvement Research Network for SADC (MWIRNET) to the published wheat research conducted in southern Africa. This type of ...
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A guide to the CIMMYT bread wheat program
(CIMMYT, 1998)
This special report is an updated introduction to the CIMMYT Bread Wheat Program. It is designed to help acquaint trainees, visiting scientists, mid-career fellows, and other interested persons with the Program's philosophy, ...
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Guide to plant and crop sampling: measurements and observations for agronomic and physiological research in small grain cereals
(CIMMYT, 1994)
This wheat special report is a guide that outlines the procedures used for measuring many components of the crop in small grains research. The actual observations taken, however, will depend on the objectives of the work ...
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Epidemiology of Karnal bunt of wheat incited by neovossia indica and an attempt to develop a disease prediction system
(CIMMYT, 1991)
Karnal bunt, is a disease of the wheat grain caused by a fungus and is said to have evolved in South Asia. It has come under concern in both India and Mexico over the last few years. In the present treatise, an attempt has ...
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Fusarium head scab of wheat (Fusarium graminearum Schwabe)
(CIMMYT, 1994)
Scab or head blight of wheat, caused by the fungus Fusarium graminearum Schwabe, was first described in 1891 by Arthur in the United States (2); it was later reported in Japan in 1902. In Mexico the disease was detected ...