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C<strong>on</strong>cern has been expressed by dryl<strong>and</strong> area breeders<br />

about the size <strong>and</strong> extent <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the root systems <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the semi-<br />

dwarfs in wheat artd barley. Àn attempt was maale to compare<br />

the root systems <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> several semi_dwarf <strong>and</strong> ta1l genotypes.<br />

The semi-dwarfs studied appeared to have smaLler <strong>and</strong><br />

slovrer growing root systems than the tall genotypes. This<br />

again rnay be related to the assoeiati<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>plant</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>height</str<strong>on</strong>g> wlth<br />

kernel slze parameters.<br />

fhe root systems <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the semi-dwarfs also stopped growing<br />

so<strong>on</strong>er than the tall"s. This rnay have been affected by<br />

restricti<strong>on</strong>s ímposed by pot size.<br />

lhe semi-dwarf wheats do not have ability equivalent to<br />

the tall_ types to energe from deep <str<strong>on</strong>g>plant</str<strong>on</strong>g>ings. preLiminary<br />

research was carried out to compare these <str<strong>on</strong>g>plant</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>height</str<strong>on</strong>g> types<br />

in barley for this ability,<br />

No dífferences existed between the tall <strong>and</strong> seni_dwarf<br />

genotypes studied for emergence abiì-ity or rate.<br />

All genotypes emerged well from t:ne Z.Jl+o 5.08, <strong>and</strong><br />

?,62 em, depths. All emerged equally poorly fro¡n the 10.16<br />

cm, depth.<br />

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