System analysis of plant traits to increase grain yield on limited water supplies

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 263-270

  Sinclair, T R ^a   Muchow, R C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROPS; CULTIVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT); PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

GRAIN YIELD; INTERANNUAL VARIABILITY;

AGRONOMY;

AGRONOMY; CULTIVATION; FARM CROPS;

SORGHUM BICOLOR; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0035053902     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2001.932263x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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