Comparing Brassica oilseed crop productivity under contrasting N fertility regimes in the semiarid northern Great Plains

Canadian Journal of Plant Science

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 489-497

  Miller, P R ^a   Angadi, S V ^b   Androsoff, G L ^c   McConkey, B G ^b   McDonald, C L ^b   Brandt, S A ^d   Cutforth, H W ^b   Entz, M H ^e   Volkmar, K M ^f  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SWIFT CURRENT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

^c Federated Co operatives Limited   (Canada)

^d AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^f BRANDON RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Brassica; Canola; Genotype; Mustard; N fertility; Northern Great Plains; Semiarid

Indexed keywords

CANOLA; GROWTH; NITROGEN; PRODUCTIVITY; SOIL FERTILITY; YIELD;

CANADA; SASKATCHEWAN;

BRASSICA; BRASSICA JUNCEA; BRASSICA NAPUS; BRASSICA NAPUS VAR. NAPUS; BRASSICA RAPA;

EID: 0142103651     PISSN: 00084220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/P02-029     Document Type: Article

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