Effect of nitrogen, seeding date and cultivar on oat quality and yield in the eastern Canadian prairies

Canadian Journal of Plant Science

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1025-1036

  May, William E ^a   Mohr, Ramona M ^b   Lafond, Guy P ^a   Johnston, Adrian M ^c   Stevenson, F Craig ^d  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b BRANDON RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^c Potash and Phosphate Inst of Canada   (Canada)

^d NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Avena sativa L.; Lodging; Plump seed; Test weight; Thin seed; Yield components

Indexed keywords

CROP PERFORMANCE; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; NITROGEN; SEEDING; YIELD;

BRANDON; CANADA; CANORA; INDIAN HEAD; MANITOBA; MELFORT; NORTH AMERICA; SASKATCHEWAN; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

AVENA; AVENA SATIVA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 13244288113     PISSN: 00084220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/P04-044     Document Type: Article

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