Carbon Isotope Discrimination as a tool of durum wheat selection and its stability value in eastern High Plateau of Algeria

Abstract

The last study in north eastern Algeria on the

potential use of carbon isotope discrimination

(CID) in wheat selection conducted between

2003-2008 in collaboration with the IAEA

showed several facets. Indeed, the results

of seven trials in rainfed conditions

characterized by a rainfall fluctuating

between 250 and 500 mm and by additional

abiotic stresses such as winter-spring cold (due

to altitude) and terminal heat (because of close

proximity of the Saharan desert).

In this type of area, several genotypes of

diverse origin were evaluated in order to

measure the stability of CID values in relation

to grain yield.