1983/02/01 by M. P. COCHRANE, C. M. DUFFUS
paper · doi:10.1111/j.1744-7348.1983.tb02678.x
SUMMARY The number of endosperm cells in caryopses 30 ‘days’ after anthesis was determined and a positive correlation was found between endosperm cell number and 1000 grain weight, and between endosperm cell number and dry grain volume in a number of cultivars of field‐grown barley. The genetic factors influencing grain weight are discussed in relation to these results and to observations made on transverse sections of immature caryopses.