Influence of tillage, seed quality, and fungicide seed treatments on cotton emergence and yield

Journal of Production Agriculture

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 394-400

  Wheeler, T A ^a   Gannaway, J R ^a   Kaufman, H W ^a   Dever, J K ^b   Mertley, J C ^c   Keeling, J W ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BIOTEX INC   (United States)

^c Tropical Programs and Services   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; HIRSUTUM; HYPHOMYCETES; PYTHIUM; RHIZOCTONIA; THANATEPHORUS CUCUMERIS; THIELAVIOPSIS BASICOLA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0030799087     PISSN: 08908524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jpa1997.0394     Document Type: Article

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