Adaptation of lentil (Lens culinaris Medik.) to Mediterranean-type environments: Effect of time of sowing on growth, yield, and water use

Australian Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 613-626

  Siddique, K H M ^a   Loss, S P ^a   Pritchard, D L ^b   Regan, K L ^d   Tennant, D ^d   Jettner, R L ^c   Wilkinson, D ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Early sowing; Water use efficiency

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; GROWTH; LENTIL; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; SAVING TIME; WATER USE; YIELD;

AUSTRALIA;

LENS CULINARIS;

EID: 0031899522     PISSN: 00049409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/A97128     Document Type: Article

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