Using plant density to increase competition ability in more and less competitive wheat cultivars with wild oat

Asian Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 599-604

  Armin, M ^a   Noormohammadi, Gh ^a   Zand, E ^b   Baghestani, M A ^b   Darvish, F ^a  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b Plant Pest and Disease Institute (Weed Branch)   (Iran)

Author keywords

Competition; Plant density; Wild oat; Yield loss

Indexed keywords

AVENA FATUA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 34447322062     PISSN: 16823974     EISSN: 18125697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ajps.2007.599.604     Document Type: Article

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