Effect of seeding date on canola seed quality and seed vigour

Canadian Journal of Plant Science

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 463-471

  Gusta, L V ^a   Johnson, E N ^b   Nesbitt, N T ^a   Kirkland, K J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Brassica napus; Canola; Emergence; Seeding (fall); Vigour (seed); Yield (quality)

Indexed keywords

CANOLA; SEEDING; SOWING DATE; VIGOR;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

BRASSICA; BRASSICA NAPUS; BRASSICA NAPUS VAR. NAPUS; EMBRYOPHYTA; SINAPIS ARVENSIS;

EID: 3342977307     PISSN: 00084220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/P03-100     Document Type: Article

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