Biomass, shoot uniformity and yield of winter barley

Journal of Agricultural Science

Volumn 131, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 13-12

  Naylor, R E L ^a   Stokes, D T ^a,c   Matthews, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; SHOOT GROWTH; YIELD;

HORDEUM VULGARE;

EID: 0031826431     PISSN: 00218596     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021859698005553     Document Type: Article

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