Aspects of maize modelling in eastern Canada

Canadian Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 421-429

  Stewart, D W ^a   Dwyer, L M ^a   Reid, L M ^a  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Crop architecture; Fusarium infection; Phenological development

Indexed keywords

FUSARIUM; RICKETTSIA SP. PAR; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0031744168     PISSN: 00084271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/S97-095     Document Type: Article

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