Experimental results on the effects of nonregular spatial patterns of plants on yield per area

Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science

Volumn 182, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 89-98

  Huhn M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Nonregular spatial patterns of plants; Thiessen polygons; Winter oilseed rape (Brassica napus L.; Yield per area; Yield density relationships

Indexed keywords

SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; YIELD;

BRASSICA NAPUS;

EID: 0344457247     PISSN: 09312250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-037X.1999.00262.x     Document Type: Article

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