Pearl Millet and Grain Sorghum Yield Response to Water Supply in Nebraska

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 95, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1618-1624

  Maman, Nouri ^a   Lyon, Drew J ^a   Mason, Stephen C ^a   Galusha, Tom D ^a   Higgins, Rob ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROPS; DROUGHT; IRRIGATION; WATER SUPPLY;

CROP YIELDS;

AGRONOMY;

PENNISETUM; PENNISETUM GLAUCUM; SORGHUM BICOLOR; SORGHUM BICOLOR BICOLOR;

EID: 0344704175     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2003.1618     Document Type: Conference Paper

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