Analysing the contribution of component cultivars and cultiver combinations to malting quality, yield and disease in complex mixtures

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 88, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2142-2152

  Newton, Adrian C ^a   Hackett, Christine A ^b   Stuart Swanston, J ^a  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b BIOMATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Barley; Disease; Malting quality; Mixtures; Yield

Indexed keywords

CARNIVORA; HORDEUM;

EID: 51349136362     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.3326     Document Type: Article

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