Phenological growth stages of edible asparagus (Asparagus officinalis): Codification and description according to the BBCH scale

Annals of Applied Biology

Volumn 160, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 174-180

  Feller, C ^a   Richter, E ^b   Smolders, T ^c   Wichura, A ^d  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF VEGETABLE AND ORNAMENTAL CROPS   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PATHOGEN DIAGNOSTICS   (Germany)

^c Limseeds BV   (Netherlands)

^d Landwirtschaftskammer Niedersachsen   (Germany)

Author keywords

Asparagus; BBCH scale; phenological growth stages

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; GROWTH; HERB; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; PHENOLOGY; RESEARCH WORK;

ASPARAGUS; ASPARAGUS OFFICINALIS;

EID: 84857363992     PISSN: 00034746     EISSN: 17447348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7348.2012.00530.x     Document Type: Article

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