Assessment of the effects of environmental factors on the response of wheat to fertilizer in on-farm trials in a Mediterranean type environment

Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 339-349

  Pala, M ^a   Matar, A ^a   Mazid, A ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH IN THE DRY AREAS ICARDA   (Syrian Arab Republic)

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EID: 0029811995     PISSN: 00144797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0014479700026272     Document Type: Article

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