Evaluation and Comparison of the Agronomic Traits of 100 Wheat Cultivars Grown in Western Canada

• Author / Creator

  Pazooki Moakhar, Neshat

• Breeding efforts have been crucial in solving the challenges of wheat production in
  western Canada. This study evaluates and compares the agronomic traits of plant height, days to
  heading, lodging, days to maturity, grain yield, disease resistance, test weight, thousand kernel
  weight, and protein content of 100 cultivars grown in western Canada in order to monitor the
  effectiveness of breeding programs. The results indicate the positive selection of breeding
  programs for most of the traits. Modern wheat cultivars have higher grain yield, protein content,
  earlier days to maturity and improved disease resistance.

• Subjects / Keywords

  • Breading
  • Wheat
  • Agronomic Traits
  • Western Canada

• Graduation date

  Fall 2014

• Type of Item

  Thesis

• Degree

  Master of Science

• DOI

  https://doi.org/10.7939/R3FH5Z

• License

  This thesis is made available by the University of Alberta Libraries with permission of the copyright owner solely for non-commercial purposes. This thesis, or any portion thereof, may not otherwise be copied or reproduced without the written consent of the copyright owner, except to the extent permitted by Canadian copyright law.