Effect of timing and height of defoliation on the grain yield of barley, wheat, oats and canola in Western Australia

Crop and Pasture Science

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 287-300

  Seymour, Mark ^a   England, Jonathan H ^b   Malik, Raj ^b   Rogers, David ^b   Sutherland, Andrew ^b   Randell, Allen ^b  

^a Department of Agriculture and Food ^*  (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

cutting; grazing; recovery

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; CEREAL; CROP YIELD; DEFOLIATION; DOMINANCE; GROWING SEASON; GROWTH RESPONSE;

AUSTRALIA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

AVENA; AVENA FATUA; AVENA SATIVA; BRASSICA NAPUS; BRASSICA NAPUS VAR. NAPUS; HORDEUM; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 84926381632     PISSN: 18360947     EISSN: 18365795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/CP13411     Document Type: Article

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