Plant growth regulators to manipulate oat stands

Agricultural and Food Science

Volumn 13, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 186-197

  Rajala, Ari ^a  

^a PLANT PRODUCTION RESEARCH   (Finland)

Author keywords

Avena sativa L.; Oat; Plant growth regulator; Plant stand structure; Yield potential

Indexed keywords

AVENA; AVENA SATIVA; HORDEUM; HORDEUM VULGARE; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; TRITICUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 3142754247     PISSN: 14596067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2137/1239099041838058     Document Type: Conference Paper

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