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Hybrid rye performance under natural drought stress in Europe.
TAG. Theoretical and applied genetics. Theoretische und angewandte Genetik - 1 Feb 2013
Hübner Marlen, Wilde Peer, Schmiedchen Brigitta, Dopierala Pawel, Gowda Manje, Reif Jochen C, Miedaner Thomas
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Several rye growing regions of Central Europe suffered from severe drought stress in the last decade. Rye is typically grown on sandy soils with low water-holding capacity in areas with low rainfall, thus drought-tolerant varieties are urgently needed. The main objective of our study was to evaluate the drought stress tolerance of rye hybrids using large-scaled field experiments. Two biparental populations...
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