Early corn seedling growth response to acetic, propionic and butyric acids

Canadian Journal of Plant Science

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 333-337

  Janovicek, K J ^a   Vyn, T J ^a   Voroney, R P ^a   Allen, O B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acetic; Allelopathy; Butyric; Corn; Hybrid response; Propionic

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; BUTYRIC ACID; CROP RESIDUE; GROWTH INHIBITION; PROPIONIC ACID; SEEDLING GROWTH;

POACEAE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0030868334     PISSN: 00084220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/P96-122     Document Type: Article

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