Barley yield and grain protein concentration as affected by assimilate and nitrogen availability

Australian Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 695-706

  Boonchoo, S ^a   Fukai, S ^a   Hetherington, Suzan E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Canopy manipulation; Dry matter production; N uptake; Shading

Indexed keywords

BARLEY; NITROGEN AVAILABILITY; PROTEIN CONCENTRATION; YIELD;

AUSTRALIA; QUEENSLAND;

HORDEUM; HORDEUM VULGARE; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE;

EID: 0031947128     PISSN: 00049409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/A97103     Document Type: Article

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