A simulation model of the wheat crop in response to water and nitrogen supply: II. Model validation

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 31-55

  O'Leary, Garry J ^a,b   Connor, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b Dep of Primary Industries   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PISUM SATIVUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; VICTORIA;

EID: 0030239954     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0308-521X(96)00002-9     Document Type: Article

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