Genetic progress in wheat yield and nitrogen use efficiency under four nitrogen rates

Crop Science

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 898-904

  Ortiz Monasterio R , J I ^a   Sayre, K D ^a   Rajaram, S ^a   McMahon, M ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL MAIZE AND WHEAT IMPROVEMENT CENTER CIMMYT   (Mexico)

^b Intl Maize Wheat Improvement Ctr   (United States)

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TRITICUM AESTIVUM; UTE;

EID: 0030993674     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci1997.0011183X003700030033x     Document Type: Article

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