Grain yield, dry matter, and nitrogen accumulation in the grains of durum wheat and spring triticale cultivars grown in a Mediterranean environment

Australian Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 25-32

  Giunta, Francesco ^a   Motzo, Rosella ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Duration; Grain quality; Logistic curve; Rate

Indexed keywords

CROP YIELD; CULTIVAR; GROWTH RATE; NITROGEN; PLANT BREEDING;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SARDINIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; WORLD;

TRITICOSECALE; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; TRITICUM TURGIDUM SUBSP. DURUM;

EID: 15044343367     PISSN: 00049409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AR04125     Document Type: Article

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