Variation in yield loss of oilseed rape due to grazing by mute swans Cygnus olor

Crop Protection

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1794-1800

  Parrott, Dave ^a   Watola, George ^a  

^a CENTRAL SCIENCE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cygnus olor; Mute swan; Oilseed rape; Yield loss

Indexed keywords

CANOLA; CROP YIELD; GRAZING; WATERFOWL; YIELD RESPONSE;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

BRASSICA NAPUS; CYGNUS; CYGNUS OLOR;

EID: 36048970041     PISSN: 02612194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cropro.2007.03.014     Document Type: Article

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