Impact of powdery mildew on the yield of soft white spring wheat cultivars

Canadian Journal of Plant Science

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 725-728

  Conner, R L ^a   Kuzyk, A D ^b   Su, H ^c  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^c ALBERTA RESEARCH COUNCIL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Blumeria graminis f. sp. tritici; Powdery mildew; Propiconazole; Resistance; Triticum aestivum; Wheat

Indexed keywords

CROP DAMAGE; DISEASE RESISTANCE; FUNGAL DISEASE; WHEAT; YIELD RESPONSE;

ALBERTA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

BLUMERIA GRAMINIS; BLUMERIA GRAMINIS F. SP. TRITICI; ERYSIPHALES; FUNGI; PHRAGMITES; TRITICUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 1542758758     PISSN: 00084220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/P03-043     Document Type: Article

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