Impact of agronomic factors on seed yield formation and quality in flax

Canadian Journal of Plant Science

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 485-500

  Lafond, G P ^a   Irvine, B ^a   Johnston, A M ^b   May, W E ^a   McAndrew, D W ^a   Shirtliffe, S J ^c   Stevenson, F C ^d  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b INTERNATIONAL PLANT NUTRITION INSTITUTE   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^d NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cultivar; Linum usitatissimum L.; Nitrogen rate; Seeding date; Seeding rate

Indexed keywords

AGRONOMY; CULTIVAR; FARMING SYSTEM; HERB; NITROGEN; POPULATION DENSITY; PRAIRIE; SEED PRODUCTION; SEEDING; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS; VEGETABLE OIL; YIELD RESPONSE;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

ANIMALIA; LINUM USITATISSIMUM;

EID: 54049126526     PISSN: 00084220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/CJPS07112     Document Type: Article

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