Response to fertilizer nitrogen and water of post-rainy season sorghum on a Vertisol. 1. Biomass and light interception

Journal of Agricultural Science

Volumn 131, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 417-428

  Rego, T J ^a   Monteith, J L ^a   Singh, Piara ^a   Lee, K K ^a   Nageswara Rao, V ^a   Srirama, Y V ^a  

^a International Crop Research Institute for Semiarid Tropics (ICRISAT)   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROP PRODUCTION; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; NITROGEN; SORGHUM; VERTISOL; YIELD;

INDIA;

SORGHUM BICOLOR;

EID: 0032431183     PISSN: 00218596     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021859698006005     Document Type: Article

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