Competitive traits and the stability of wheat cultivars in differing natural weed environments on the northern Canadian Prairies

Journal of Agricultural Science

Volumn 146, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 21-33

  Mason, H ^a   Goonewardene, L ^a   Spaner, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CULTIVAR; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; MATURATION; PRAIRIE; WEED; WHEAT;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

AVENA SATIVA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 37349052173     PISSN: 00218596     EISSN: 14695146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021859607007319     Document Type: Article

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