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Breeding disease-resistant wheats for tropical highlands and lowlands
(1996)
Wheat is grown on about 10 million ha in the tropical highlands and lowlands of the world, where it is an important food source. Many farmers in these areas work under subsistence conditions. Wheat diseases in tropical ...
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Pre-harvest sprouting tolerance of wheat in the field and under rain simulation
(1996)
Segregating and fixed lines, selected under controlled conditions in the rain simulator at the Plant Breeding Institute (PBI), were evaluated and selected further in the field at the International Maize and Wheat Improvement ...
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CIMMYT's approach to breeding for wide adaptation
(1996)
The wheat area in developing countries, including China, is around 100 million ha. To address the needs of these very diverse wheat growing areas, CIMMYT has defined 12 wheat mega-environments (ME). A ME is defined as ...