Comparison of growth, pod distribution and canopy structure of old and new cultivars of oilseed rape (Brassica napus L.)

Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica Section B: Soil and Plant Science

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 138-146

  Al Barzinjy, M ^a   Stolen O ^a   Christiansen, J L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Compensation; Development; Harvest index; Leaf area; Yield components

Indexed keywords

BRASSICA NAPUS;

EID: 33746302555     PISSN: 09064710     EISSN: 16511913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09064710310007714     Document Type: Article

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