Yield and quality of canola seed as affected by stage of maturity at swathing

Canadian Journal of Plant Science

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 13-26

  Vera, C L ^a   Downey, R K ^b   Woods, S M ^c   Raney, J P ^b   McGregor, D I ^b   Elliott, R H ^b   Johnson, E N ^a  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b SASKATOON RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^c Cereal Research Centre   (Canada)

Author keywords

Brassica napus; Canola; Direct combining; Fatty acid; Oil; Protein; Seed development; Seed quality; Shattering; Swathing

Indexed keywords

CANOLA; CROP YIELD; CULTIVAR; FATTY ACID; HARVESTING; MATURATION; PROTEIN; SEED PRODUCTION; SEEDING; SILTY LOAM; WEIGHT;

CANADA; MELFORT; NORTH AMERICA; SASKATCHEWAN;

BRASSICA NAPUS; BRASSICA NAPUS VAR. NAPUS;

EID: 34248186519     PISSN: 00084220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/P05-077     Document Type: Article

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