Breaking uniculm growth habit of spring cereals at high latitudes by crop management. II. Tillering, grain yield and yield components

Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science

Volumn 178, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 87-95

  Peltonen, J ^a   Peltonen Sainio, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Apical dominance; Barley; Grain yield; Morpho physiological traits; Oats; Plant density; Tillering; Wheat

Indexed keywords

AVENA; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0030968209     PISSN: 09312250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-037X.1997.tb00355.x     Document Type: Article

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