Can simulation models help design rice cultivars that are more competitive against weeds?

Field Crops Research

Volumn 51, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 101-111

  Bastiaans, L ^a   Kropff, M J ^a,b   Kempuchetty, N ^c   Rajan, A ^d   Migo, T R ^b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b INTERNATIONAL RICE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Philippines)

^c Tamil Nadu Rice Research Institute   (India)

^d UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Breeding; Competitive ability; Modelling; Oryza sativa; Rice; Weed

Indexed keywords

ORYZA SATIVA;

EID: 0031000457     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4290(96)01046-5     Document Type: Article

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