The effects of irrigation, nitrogen fertilizer and grain size on Hagberg falling number, specific weight and blackpoint of winter wheat

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 227-236

  Clarke, Matthew P ^a   Gooding, Mike J ^a   Jones, Steve A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Grain morphology; Irrigation; Nitrogen; Quality; Winter wheat

Indexed keywords

GRAIN SIZE; IRRIGATION; NITROGEN; WHEAT;

TRITICUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 1042291031     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.1657     Document Type: Article

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