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durum wheat

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durum wheat A hard type of wheat, Triticum durum (most bread wheats are Triticum vulgare); mainly used for the production of semolina to make pasta.

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	Genetic and Agronomic Effects on Semolina Milling Value of Durum Wheat. ; ...can be defined as the capacity of a durum wheat to give high yields of semolina of a...Abecassis, 1991). The performance of durum wheat during primary processing is an important...understanding and improving the pasta value of durum wheat (Feillet et al., 1996), there has been... Read more
	Spanish durum wheat cultivation cut by new CAP.(Common Agricultural Policy)(Brief Article) ; The Spanish durum wheat sector has suffered a 28-30% reduction...a result of the CAP reform, with durum wheat seed dealing a severe blow to cultivation...to decouple part of the existing durum wheat aid, thereby reducing the financial... Read more
	Chromosome Sorting in Tetraploid Wheat and Its Potential for Genome Analysis ; ...cytometry for chromosome sorting in durum wheat (Triticum turgidum Desf. var. durum...was determined for the first time in durum wheat and a molecular karyotype has been developed...karyotyping in double-ditelosomic lines of durum wheat revealed that the lines facilitated... Read more
	Fed: Durum wheat prices climbed $5.50 ; ...General News (Australia) 01-09-2001 Fed: Durum wheat prices climbed $5.50 Prices for durum wheat offered by AWB Ltd have climbed $5.50 a...extracting a premium from the market for the durum wheat. A National Competition Council report... Read more
	Quantitative Trait Loci for Grain Yield and Adaptation of Durum Wheat (Triticum durum Desf.) Across a Wide Range of Water Availability ; ...a major goal for the improvement of durum wheat, particularly in drought-prone areas...plant height (PH) was investigated in a durum wheat population of 249 recombinant inbred...detected across several environments. DURUM wheat (Triticum durum Desf.) is an important... Read more
	The effect of plant height on tan spot on durum wheat in Southern Saskatchewan. (Crop Ecology, Management & Quality).(Statistical Data Included) ; MOST OF THE DURUM WHEAT CULTIVARS currently registered in...grain quality. Short, strong-strawed durum wheat cultivars would reduce the risk of...dryland continuous cropping systems. Durum wheat cultivars currently grown in western... Read more
	Hydration Dynamics of Durum Wheat Endosperm as Studied by Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Soaking Experiments ; ...of the kinetics of water transport in durum wheat endosperm is a prerequisite for the...were cylindrically cut, prepared from durum wheat kernels, and used to study the water...prediction of water transport properties of durum wheat endosperm during moistening procedures... Read more
	Agronomic and quality attributes of winter durum wheat in the central Great Plains.(Crop Ecology, Management & Quality) ; DURUM WHEAT in the USA is produced mostly in North...Martin et al., 1976). The predominance of durum wheat in the northern USA is attributable...accident of history. The beginning of the durum wheat industry is credited to M. A. Carleton... Read more
	Registration of three germplasms of durum wheat with introgressions from Agropyron elongatum and Secale cereale.(REGISTRATIONS OF GERMPLASMS) ; Three durum wheat (Triticum turgidum var. durum L.) germplasms...chromosome 1B. The pedigrees of two durum wheat germplasms with translocations 1-22...7AL, were chosen for a transfer to durum wheat. The presence of Lr19 on both segments... Read more
	Photosynthesis and productivity of old and modern durum wheats in a Mediterranean environment.(Crop Physiology & Metabolism) ; DURUM WHEAT is commonly grown in water-limited environments...rate could lead to the improvement of durum wheat genotypes for stressful environments...variability of leaf photosynthetic traits in durum wheat genotypes is lacking (Ecochard et al... Read more

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