Effects of soil tillage, canola (Brassica napus L.) cultivars and planting date on canola yield, and oil and some biological and physical properties of soil

Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 175-188

  Torabi, Hossein ^a   Naghdibadi, Hasan Ali ^b   Omidi, Hossein ^a   Amirshekari, Heshmat ^a   Miransari, Mohammad ^a  

^a SHAHED UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b Institute of Medicinal Plants Iran   (Iran)

Author keywords

Canola (Brassica napus L.) yield and oil; Microbial activities; Planting date; Soil biological and physical properties; Tillage systems

Indexed keywords

BRASSICA NAPUS; BRASSICA NAPUS VAR. NAPUS;

EID: 40449092978     PISSN: 03650340     EISSN: 14763567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03650340701814292     Document Type: Article

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