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Senescence and net photosynthesis of the flag leaf and grain growth of wheat in response to fungicide
Author(s) -
DAVIES W. P.,
KETTLEWELL P. S.,
GREEN HELEN J.,
HOCKING T. J.,
JARAI MARIANNA M.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
annals of applied biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.677
H-Index - 80
eISSN - 1744-7348
pISSN - 0003-4746
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-7348.1984.tb03054.x
Subject(s) - propiconazole , biology , fungicide , photosynthesis , flag (linear algebra) , agronomy , senescence , grain yield , poaceae , horticulture , botany , mathematics , pure mathematics , algebra over a field , microbiology and biotechnology
SUMMARY Green leaf area and net photosynthesis of the flag leaves of Avalon and Maris Huntsman winter wheat crops were studied in relation to grain growth following the application of the fungicide propiconazole at flag leaf emergence. Disease levels were low during grain‐fill, and were not significantly affected by the fungicide. Propiconazole significantly maintained green leaf area and photosynthesis per unit area during the period of rapid flag leaf senescence, but it had no effect on stem weight, grain growth or yield.