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Relation of Glume Strength and Other Characters to Shattering in Wheat 1
Author(s) -
Vogel O. A.
Publication year - 1941
Publication title -
agronomy journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.752
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1435-0645
pISSN - 0002-1962
DOI - 10.2134/agronj1941.00021962003300070001x
Subject(s) - agriculture , agricultural experiment station , agricultural science , state (computer science) , political science , agricultural economics , economic history , mathematics , management , library science , geography , archaeology , history , economics , environmental science , computer science , algorithm
TEST for glume strength devised as an aid in selecting new A shatter-resistant wheats has been employed with some success a t Pullman, Washington. The method was first tested to determine if strong outer glumes, as measured by the resistance to a side pull, were associated with resistance to shattering. Shattering resistance, however, as is shown later, depends not alone upon glume strength but also upon other characters, such as length, shape, and position of floral parts, type of head, and erectness and height of plant. Data on the strength of the outer glume of eight representative varieties of wheat and on the relationship of glume strength and other characters to shattering are presented here.