Yield performance of late-maturing winter canola (Brassica napus L.) types in the High Rainfall Zone of southern Australia

Crop and Pasture Science

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 17-32

  Riffkin, Penny ^a   Potter, Trent ^b   Kearney, Gavin ^c  

^a DPI Victoria   (Australia)

^b SOUTH AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

dry matter; phenology; plant height; pod density; yield components

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; CANOLA; CANOPY ARCHITECTURE; CROP IMPROVEMENT; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; CULTIVAR; DRY MATTER; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FLOWERING; GERMPLASM; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; MATURATION; PHENOLOGY; RAINFALL; SOLAR RADIATION; SOWING DATE; VIGOR; YIELD RESPONSE;

AUSTRALIA;

BRASSICA NAPUS; BRASSICA NAPUS VAR. NAPUS;

EID: 84858422845     PISSN: 18360947     EISSN: 18365795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/CP10410     Document Type: Article

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