Yield of wheat in the United Kingdom: Recent advances and prospects

Crop Science

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1604-1610

  Austin, R B ^a  

^a NONE   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CROP YIELD; CULTIVAR; ENZYME MODIFICATION; GENETIC GAIN; GROWTH RATE; HYBRID; NITROGEN FERTILIZER; PLANT BREEDING; RIBULOSEBISPHOSPHATE CARBOXYLASE; UNITED KINGDOM;

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EID: 0033371348     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci1999.3961604x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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