ASSESSMENT OF HEAT TOLERANCE  IN BREAD WHEAT USING SOME AGRONOMIC TRAITS AND SRAP MARKERS
_FIFTY BREAD WHEAT LINES WERE EVALUATED FOR HEAT TOLERANCE AND COMPARED TO SOME LOCAL CULTIVARS UNDER THREE SOWING DATES (NOVEMBER 25TH, DECEMBER 15TH AND JANUARY 5TH). FOUR AGRONOMIC TRAITS WERE EVALUATED, I.E. NO. OF SPIKES PER PLANT, GRAIN YIELD PER PLANT, 100-KERNEL WEIGHT AND HARVEST INDEX UNDER NORMAL AND STRESS CONDITIONS. ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE SHOWED HIGHLY SIGNIFICANT VARIATIONS AMONG THE ... Read more