Abstract:Wheat plants having long spikes are very attractive to both breeder and producer . Thus, a considerable attention is paid in the Egyptian National Wheat Research Program (NWRP) to develop new long spike wheat cultivars. However, long spike cultivars are characterized by : long spike (50% longer than normal spike in a specific location); large number of kernels/spike (more than 100 kernels) and heavy kernels (10-15% heavier than those of normal cultivars). Sids series of long spike cultivars; sids 4 to sids 9, … Show more
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