Seeding date and nitrogen fertilization effects on the performance of borage (Borago officinalis L.)

Industrial Crops and Products

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 193-199

  El Hafid, R ^a   Blade, S F ^a   Hoyano, Y ^a  

^a ALBERTA AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT   (Canada)

Author keywords

Borage; Borago officinalis; Gamma linolenic acid; Harvest index; Nitrogen; Seeding date

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; NITROGEN; SEEDING;

BORAGINACEAE; BORAGO; BORAGO OFFICINALIS;

EID: 0036836365     PISSN: 09266690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0926-6690(02)00047-X     Document Type: Article

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