The effect of nitrogen and late blight on crop growth, solar radiation interception and yield of two potato cultivars

Field Crops Research

Volumn 155, Issue , 2014, Pages 56-66

  Bangemann, Lars Wilhelm ^a,c   Sieling, Klaus ^b   Kage, Henning ^b  

^a JKI Institute for Plant Protection in Field Crops and Grassland   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^c SaKa Pflanzenzucht Co   (Germany)

Author keywords

Crop growth; Nitrogen; Phytophthora infestans; Radiation interception; Radiation use efficiency; Solanum tuberosum L.

Indexed keywords

CROP PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; CULTIVAR; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISEASE SPREAD; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FUNGICIDE; LIGHT USE EFFICIENCY; NITROGEN; PATHOGEN; POTATO; SOLAR RADIATION;

BRAUNSCHWEIG; GERMANY; LOWER SAXONY;

PHYTOPHTHORA INFESTANS; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 84888204561     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcr.2013.09.022     Document Type: Article

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