Agronomic practices to reduce leaf spotting and Fusarium kernel infections in durum wheat on the Canadian prairies

Canadian Journal of Plant Science

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 141-152

  May, W E ^a   Fernandez, M R ^a   Selles, F ^a   Lafond, G P ^a  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Black point; Cultivar; Fungicide; Grain yield; Nitrogen fertilizer; Red smudge; Seeding rate

Indexed keywords

AGRONOMY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CROP YIELD; CULTIVAR; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FUNGAL DISEASE; FUNGICIDE; PRAIRIE; PROTEIN; SEEDING; WHEAT;

CANADA;

EID: 84890504659     PISSN: 00084220     EISSN: 19181833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/CJPS2012-304     Document Type: Article

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