Controlling plant form through husbandry to minimise lodging in wheat

Field Crops Research

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 59-81

  Berry, P M ^a   Griffin, J M ^a   Sylvester Bradley, R ^b   Scott, R K ^a   Spink, J H ^b   Baker, C J ^c   Clare, R W ^b  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ADAS BOXWORTH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anchorage; Leverage; Lodging proof ideotype; Stem strength; Winter wheat; Yield

Indexed keywords

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0034046526     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4290(00)00084-8     Document Type: Article

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