Nutrient Management, Cultivar Development and Selection Strategies to Optimize Water Use Efficiency

Journal of Crop Production

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 221-240

  Davis, Jessica G ^a   Quick, James S ^a  

^a Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

Cultivar selection; Evapotranspiration; Roots; Water use efficiency; Yield

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000811106     PISSN: 1092678X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J144v01n02_09     Document Type: Article

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