Optimizing time distribution of water supply and fertilizer nitrogen rates in relation to targeted wheat yields

Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 115-125

  Sandhu, K S ^a   Arora, V K ^a   Chand, Ramesh ^b   Sandhu, B S ^c   Khera, K L ^a  

^a PUNJAB AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b NATIONAL CENTRE FOR AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS AND POLICY RESEARCH   (India)

^c BRS Nagar ^*  (India)

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EID: 0033959082     PISSN: 00144797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0014479700361105     Document Type: Article

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