TY  - PRO
AU  - Van Niekerk,H.A.
ED  - Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maiz y Trigo (CIMMYT), Addis Ababa (Ethiopia)
TI  - Perspectives and advances in wheat breeding in South Africa
SN  - 92-9146-058-3
PY  - 1999///
CY  - Addis Ababa (Ethiopia)
PB  - CIMMYT
KW  - Breeding methods
KW  - AGROVOC
KW  - Disease control
KW  - Plant diseases
KW  - Plant production
KW  - South Africa
KW  - Winter crops
KW  - Triticum
KW  - Yields
KW  - Plant breeding
KW  - CIMMYT
N2  - Wheat production in South Africa commenced in 1652. Wheat breeding was initiated at the beginning of this century. Stem rust susceptibility of old and new cultivars was the first challenge confronting wheat breeders. As early as 1912, the first interspecies crosses were attempted in order to improve disease resistance of cultivars. In the mid-thirties, bread wheat quality first became important. In 1978, the appearance of the Russian wheat aphid became a new challenge to South African wheat breeders. This paper describes the winter and spring agrotypes required as well as the advances wheat breeders have made during the past century
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