TY - JOUR
AU - MORGAN, D., G.
AB - Abstract The paper describes the sequence of grain filling in the main shoot ears of the barley cultivars, Maris Baldric, Maris Badger, and Crusader, sampled at weekly intervals from anthesis to maturity from field plots in 1969 and classified on the basis of the number of fertile shoots per plant and the number of grain per ear. In all varieties the development of the ears fell into three phases. The first lasted for one week from anthesis and was characterized by grains in the centre of the ear showing the highest absolute rates of growth. The second lasted 21 days in the cases of Maris Baldric and Crusader and 14 days in the case of Maris Badger when the basal grains exhibited higher absolute rates of growth than those of the central or apical grains. The third phase lasted seven days in Maris Baldric and Crusader and 14 days in Maris Badger and during this period all grain lost weight. Those features of grain filling common to all three varieties and the importance of differences between varieties are discussed in relation to the interpretation of the physiological basis of yield. This content is only available as a PDF. © Oxford University Press
TI - A Quantitative Study of Grain Filling in Three Cultivars of Hordeum Vulgare L.
JO - Annals of Botany
DO - 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aob.a084479
DA - 1971-03-01
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SP - 301
EP - 310
VL - 35
IS - 2
DP - DeepDyve
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