Economic value of polymer seed coat for fall-seeded canola

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 489-493

  Upadhyay, B M ^a   Smith, E G ^b   Clayton, G W ^b   Harker, K N ^c   O'Donovan, J T ^c   Blackshaw, R E ^b  

^a Agriculture Financial Services Corporation   (Canada)

^b LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^c LACOMBE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROPS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; POLYMERS;

CANOLA CULTIVARS; CROP YIELD; DORMANT SEEDING; POLYMER SEED COAT (PSC);

SEED;

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; POLYMERS; SEEDS; VARIETIES;

BRASSICA NAPUS; BRASSICA NAPUS VAR. NAPUS;

EID: 34248581739     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2005.0295     Document Type: Conference Paper

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