Horticulturae, 2022 The aim of this study was to evaluate physiological responses to short-term heat stress in the leaves of traditional (Bistrica) and modern (Toptaste) plum cultivars. In this study, detached plum leaves were incubated at 25 °C (control) and 40 °C (stress).
Marija Viljevac Vuletić +5 more
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IMPORTANCE OF STORAGE CONDITIONS AND SEED TREATMENT FOR SUNFLOWER HYBRIDS SEEDS GERMINATION [PDF]
Poljoprivreda, 2014 In this research we have determined germination energy and germination of seeds of sunflower hybrids ‘Luka’ and ‘Apolon’, at the beginning of storage and 6, 12 and 18 months after of storage period (2011-2012) in the floor concrete storage at two ...
Goran Krizmanić +7 more
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Comparative Study of Drought Stress Effects on Traditional and Modern Apple Cultivars
Plants, 2021 Genotype-dependent responses of apples to drought stress were evaluated between commercial and traditional apple cultivars. The results indicate different mechanisms of tolerance to investigated drought stress conditions.
Ines Mihaljević +8 more
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LONG-TERM SELECTION EXPERIMENTS OR TRANSGENICS FOR COMPOSITION TRAITS OF MAIZE GRAIN? [PDF]
Poljoprivreda, 2008 There has been a long-term interest in developing maize strains that have improved grain composition. This interest has been recently intensified as a result of increased demands on value-added food/feed production, but also because of burgeoning biofuel
D. Šimić +6 more
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HETEROSIS AND HETEROBELTIOSIS FOR GRAIN YIELD COMPONENTS IN SOYBEAN [PDF]
Poljoprivreda, 2009 The objective of this research was to evaluate heterosis and heterobeltiosis for four grain yield components in soybean and to compare performances of the F1 hybrids with those of the parents.
Aleksandra Sudarić +4 more
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RELATIONS AMONG SIX MICRONUTRIENTS IN GRAIN DETERMINED IN A MAIZE POPULATION [PDF]
Poljoprivreda, 2009 Limited results are published about the relations among micronutrients in cereal grains, although micronutrients play important physiological roles in animals and humans. The objective of this study was to determine relations among boron (B), copper (Cu),
Domagoj Šimić +6 more
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LINE X TESTER ANALYSIS IN COMBINING ABILITIES ESTIMATION OF SUNFLOWER OIL CONTENT [PDF]
Poljoprivreda, 2012 Results of line x tester analysis for 15 sunflower genotypes of the Agricultural Institute Osijek are presented in this paper. Three A lines (cms) and three Rf testers with different oil content level (low, medium, high) in all combinations (nine ...
Ivica Liović +6 more
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PROTEIN CONTENT AND GRAIN YIELD OF WINTER BARLEY CULTIVARS CONSIDERING GENOTYPE AND ENVIRONMENT SYNERGY IN THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA [PDF]
Poljoprivreda, 2009 Fourteen barley cultivars were tested through 4-year trials at Tovarnik, Nova Gradiška, Požega and Osijek sites in order to explore interaction effects of genotype by environment using AMM1 and AMM2 models for grain yield and grain protein content.
Alojzije Lalić +6 more
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RESOURCE ALLOCATION IN A MAIZE BREEDING PROGRAM FOR NATIVE RESISTANCE TO WESTERN CORN ROOTWORM [PDF]
Poljoprivreda, 2012 The objective of this study was to determine the optimum allocation of the number of plants sampled per plot and number of locations and years required for screening maize genotypes for reduced root damage caused by western corn rootworm (WCR) larvae ...
Ivan Brkić +8 more
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Drought tolerance screening of plum rootstocks based on physiological and biochemical traits
Plant, Soil and EnvironmentDrought-tolerant rootstocks with better performance regarding water deficit is important for sustaining orchard productivity, especially in regions where water availability is unpredictable. By selecting appropriate rootstocks, fruit growers can mitigate
Ines Mihaljević +4 more
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