A simulation study of wheat crop response to water supply, nitrogen nutrition, stubble retention, and tillage

Australian Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 11-19

  O'Leary, G J ^a,b,c   Connor, D J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b Dep of Primary Industries   (Australia)

^c INTERNATIONAL CROPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR THE SEMI ARID TROPICS ICRISAT   (India)

Author keywords

Generation; Sustainability; Weather

Indexed keywords

EID: 0345698775     PISSN: 00049409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/A97020     Document Type: Article

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