Improving wheat simulation capabilities in Australia from a cropping systems perspective: Water and nitrogen effects on spring wheat in a semi-arid environment

European Journal of Agronomy

Volumn 7, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 75-88

  Meinke, Holger ^a,b   Hammer, Graeme L ^a   Van Keulen, Herman ^b   Rabbinge, Rudy ^b   Keating, Brian A ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Agricultural systems; Growth; Model; Nitrogen; Spring wheat; Water

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030728074     PISSN: 11610301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1161-0301(97)00032-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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