Fungicidal control of powdery mildew and its effect on yield, digestibility and chemical composition of eight forage rape cultivars

The Journal of Agricultural Science

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 1986, Pages 385-391

  Williamson, Cynthia J ^a   Macfarlane Smith, W H ^a  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84951276296     PISSN: 00218596     EISSN: 14695146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021859600087190     Document Type: Article

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