Long-term tillage, crop rotation, and nitrogen fertilizer effects on wheat yield under rainfed Mediterranean conditions

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 88, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 783-791

  Lopez Bellido L ^a   Fuentes, M ^a   Castillo, J E ^a   Lopez Garrido F J ^b   Fernandez E J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CICER ARIETINUM; HELIANTHUS; HELIANTHUS ANNUUS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; VICIA FABA;

EID: 0030443391     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj1996.00021962008800050016x     Document Type: Article

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