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Disease development and senescence of the flag leaf of winter wheat in response to propiconazole

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

P. S. Kettlewell
Affiliation:
Harper Adams Agricultural College, Newport, Shropshire, TF10 8NB
W. P. Davies
Affiliation:
Harper Adams Agricultural College, Newport, Shropshire, TF10 8NB
T. J. Hocking
Affiliation:
Department of Biological Sciences, The Polytechnic, Wolverhampton, WV1 1LY

Extract

Fungicide applications to wheat have been reported to maintain the green area of the leaves (Dickinson & Walpole, 1975; Stevens & Palmer, 1980). It is not known, however, whether the photosynthetic rate of the leaves is also maintained. It was therefore decided to investigate disease development, green leaf area and photosynthesis of the flag leaf of winter wheat in response to the fungicide propiconazole, which has not previously been reported to influence senescence in the field.

Type
Short Note
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1982

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