Yield responses to narrow rows depend on increased radiation interception

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 94, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 975-980

  Andrade, Fernando H ^a   Calviño, Pablo ^a   Cirilo, Alfredo ^a   Barbieri, Pablo ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TECNOLOGÍA AGROPECUARIA INTA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROPS; DROUGHT; GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT); IRRIGATION; PLANTS (BOTANY); RADIATION;

NARROW ROWS;

AGRONOMY;

GLYCINE MAX; HELIANTHUS; HELIANTHUS ANNUUS; ZEA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0036745450     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2002.0975     Document Type: Article

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