The effect of cultivar, seeding rate and applied nitrogen on Brassica carinata seed yield and quality in contrasting environments

Canadian Journal of Plant Science

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 961-971

  Pan, X ^a   Caldwell, C D ^a   Falk, K C ^b   Lada, R ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Brassica carinata; Genotype; Nitrogen rate; Seed quality; Seed yield; Seeding rate

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; AGRONOMY; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CROP YIELD; CULTIVAR; DICOTYLEDON; ESSENTIAL OIL; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; GROWTH RATE; NITROGEN; SEEDING;

CANADA; NOVA SCOTIA; PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND [CANADA];

BRASSICA; BRASSICA CARINATA;

EID: 84865828504     PISSN: 00084220     EISSN: 19181833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/CJPS2011-169     Document Type: Article

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