Factors related to dryland grain sorghum yield increases: 1939 through 1997

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 91, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 870-875

  Unger, Paul W ^a   Baumhardt, R Louis ^a  

^a Agriculture Research Service   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARID ENVIRONMENT; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; CROP IMPROVEMENT; GRAIN YIELD; HYBRID; UNITED STATES; WATER AVAILABILITY;

SORGHUM BICOLOR;

EID: 0033457924     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj1999.915870x     Document Type: Article

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