Early seeding dates improve oat yield and quality in the eastern prairies

Canadian Journal of Plant Science

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 431-442

  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

Lodging; Oat; Plump seed; Puccina coronata; Test weight; Thin seed; Yield components

Indexed keywords

CROP PRODUCTION; FUNGAL DISEASE; PRAIRIE; SOWING DATE; YIELD;

AVENA; AVENA SATIVA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS; PUCCINA CORONATA;

EID: 3242882750     PISSN: 00084220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/P02-157     Document Type: Article

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