Asian Journal of Plant Sciences1682-39741812-5697Asian Network for Scientific Information10.3923/ajps.2002.264.265AhmedSamiullah Sarfraz Ahmad Mussarat Gilani 3200213Studies
on spring planting material were started at different sites in highland
Balochistan. An initial 104 exotic entries were screened down to nine
superior genotypes with higher yield potentials, early maturities, drought,
heat tolerance and resistance to yellow rust (Puccinia striiformis).
The exotic selected genotypes have better tolerance to drought and heat
stresses than the local land race. The results indicated that these improved
genotypes could be used for spring planting in highland Balochistan. The
selected genotypes have great potential of spring planting particularly
for the areas of Quetta, Mastuge, Kalat, Pishin and Muslimbagh due to
the greater probability of winter rainfalls and very low probability of
the summer/monsoon rainfall.]]>Ahmad, S., J.D.H. Keatinge, A. Ali and B.R. Khan,19901990Fischer, R.A. and R. Waurer,198729897912Fischer, R.A.,1979458394Kidd, C.H.R., D.J. Rees., J.D.H. Keatinge, F. Rehman, A. Samiullah and S.H. Raza,19881988Nachit, M.M.,198431517Nagy, J.G., G.F. Sabir, A. Samiullah and M. Khurshid,19871987Rees, D.J., S.H. Raza, Z. Ali, F. Rehman and M. Islam et al.,19871987Samiullah, A., A. Jalil, A. Ali and I. Begum,20002000Single, W.V.,198551128134Srivastava, J.P.,19871987