Methods for Rapidly Measuring the Lodging Resistance of Wheat Cultivars

Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science

Volumn 189, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 390-401

  Berry, P M ^a,b   Spink, J ^b   Sterling, M ^b,c   Pickett, A A ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b ADAS BOXWORTH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL BOTANY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cultivars; Lodging instrument; Root lodging; Soil strength; Stem lodging; Winter wheat

Indexed keywords

CULTIVAR; ROOT; SOIL STRENGTH; STEM; WHEAT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0346734395     PISSN: 09312250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0931-2250.2003.00062.x     Document Type: Article

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