Use of density to predict crop yield loss between variable seasons

Weed Research

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 377-384

  Murphy, C ^a,c   Lemerle, D ^a   Jones, R ^b   Harden, S ^a  

^a NSW AGRICULTURE   (Australia)

^b NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^c Office of the Gene Technology Regulator   (Australia)

Author keywords

Avena spp.; Competition; Economics; Gross margins; Risk assessment; Wheat cultivar

Indexed keywords

CROP YIELD; DENSITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; YIELD RESPONSE;

AUSTRALIA;

AVENA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0036774903     PISSN: 00431737     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3180.2002.00298.x     Document Type: Article

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