Facultative and winter durum wheat breeding in West Asia and North Africa (WANA)

• Published in: CIMMYT Wheat Special Report (CIMMYT) no. 9
• Main Author: Payne, T.S. (CIMMYT/ICARDA, Ankara (Turkey). Joint Program)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Mexico, DF (Mexico) CIMMYT 1992
• Subjects: AFRICA DEL NORTE; AFRIQUE DU NORD; AMELIORATION DES PLANTES; ASIA; ASIE; BALCANES; BALKANS; COMMUNAUTE D'ETATS INDEPENDANTS; COMUNIDAD DE ESTADOS INDEPENDIENTES; CULTIVOS DE INVIERNO; CULTURE D'HIVER; FITOMEJORAMIENTO; PRODUCCION VEGETAL; PRODUCTION VEGETALE; TRITICUM; TRITICUM DURUM; TURQUIA; TURQUIE

The primary breeding objectives for facultative and winter durum wheat improvement reflect WANA environments in which their production is intended, i.e., cold winters and hot, dry summers. This is why winterhardiness is of primary importance to allow survival of autumn-sown crops followed by a targe...