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Exploitation of varieties for UK cereal production
Summary
Sector:
Cereals & Oilseeds
Project code:
PR174
Date:
01 October 1991 - 30 September 1996
Funders:
AHDB Cereals & Oilseeds.
AHDB sector cost:
£686,533 From HGCA (Project no. 0037/1/91)
Project leader:
RK Scott, MJ Foulkes, Division of Agriculture and Horticulture, School of Biological Sciences, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough, LE12 5RD
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Exploitation of varieties for UK cereal production
Vol. I: General introduction and executive summary
Vol. II: Varietal responses to drought and rotational position
Vol. III: Varietal responses to soil and fertilizer N availability
Vol. IV: Varietal responses to length of growing season
Vol. V: Varietal typing trials and NIAB additional character assessments
Abstract
The main objectives of the project were to:
- Improve the utilisation of predictive capability of existing data on varietal performance and to improve the eficiency of future experimentation on cereal varieties.
More specifically, the project should assist:
- Farmers to identify the type of variety to select when particular growing conditions are expected.
- Farmers to confidently resolve the best husbandry for the particular variety sown.
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