How extensive are yield declines in long-term rice-wheat experiments in Asia?

Field Crops Research

Volumn 81, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 159-180

  Ladha, J K ^a   Dawe, D ^a   Pathak, H ^b   Padre, A T ^a   Yadav, R L ^c   Singh, Bijay ^d   Singh, Yadvinder ^d   Singh, Y ^e   Singh, P ^f   Kundu, A L ^g   Sakal, R ^h   Ram, N ^e   Regmi, A P ⁱ   Gami, S K ⁱ   Bhandari, A L ^d   Amin, R ^j   Yadav, C R ⁱ   Bhattarai, E M ⁱ   Das, S ^k   Aggarwal, H P ^l   Gupta, R K ^b   Hobbs, P R ^m   more..

^a INTERNATIONAL RICE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Philippines)

^b INDIAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^c Proj Direct Cropping Syst Res   (India)

^d PUNJAB AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^e G B PANT UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^f Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya   (India)

^g BIDHAN CHANDRA KRISHI VISWAVIDYALAYA   (India)

^h RAJENDRA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

ⁱ Regl Agricultural Research Station   (Nepal)

^j Wheat Research Center   (Bangladesh)

^k Fertilizer Association of India   (India)

^l BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^m Intl Maize/Wheat Improvement C   (Nepal)

more..

Author keywords

Indo Gangetic plains; Long term experiments; Nutrient budget; Rice wheat system; Soil fertility; Yield decline; Yield trends

Indexed keywords

CROPS; DATA ACQUISITION; POTASSIUM FERTILIZERS; SOIL CONDITIONERS; SOLAR RADIATION; STATISTICAL METHODS;

RICE;

CULTIVATION;

CROP YIELD; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; RICE; WHEAT; YIELD RESPONSE;

ASIA; CHINA;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0037456232     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4290(02)00219-8     Document Type: Article

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