Establishment and yield of wheat (Triticum turgidum L.) after early sowing at various depths in a semi-arid Mediterranean environment

Field Crops Research

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 187-196

  Mahdi, L ^a   Bell, C J ^b   Ryan, J ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH IN THE DRY AREAS ICARDA   (Syrian Arab Republic)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cereal establishment; Sowing depth; Sowing time

Indexed keywords

DEPTH; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SEMIARID REGION; SOWING DATE; WHEAT; YIELD;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

TRITICUM TURGIDUM;

EID: 0031740945     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4290(98)00094-X     Document Type: Article

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