Stabilizing rainfed wheat yields with supplemental irrigation and nitrogen in a Mediterranean climate

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 672-681

  Oweis, Theib ^a   Pala, Mustafa ^a   Ryan, John ^a  

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

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EID: 0031764115     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj1998.00021962009000050017x     Document Type: Article

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