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Tillering is a crucial process in determining wheat yields. It is intimately related with leaf area expansion during early growth and is the main determinant of the number of ears m-2 at harvest, the component most closely correlated with yield (Hampton et al., 1981; Porter, 1984). Any realistic model of wheat growth must, therefore, contain a submodel which can accurately simulate the tillering process.
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Roy, S.K., Gallagher, J.N. (1985). Production and Survival of Wheat Tillers in Relation to Plant Growth and Development. In: Day, W., Atkin, R.K. (eds) Wheat Growth and Modelling. NATO ASI Science, vol 86. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-3665-3_6
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