Sowing rate and cultivar affect total biomass and grain yield of spring triticale (x Triticosecale Wittmack) grown in a Mediterranean-type environment

Field Crops Research

Volumn 87, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 179-193

  Giunta, F ^a   Motzo, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Leaf area index; Radiation extinction coefficient; Radiation interception; Radiation use efficiency

Indexed keywords

CULTIVATION; GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT); HARVESTERS; SEED;

HARVEST INDEX (HI); SOWING;

BIOMASS;

BIOMASS; CROP YIELD; CULTIVAR; LEAF AREA INDEX; RADIATION BALANCE; SOWING;

RUTA; TRITICOSECALE;

EID: 1842688685     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcr.2003.11.009     Document Type: Article

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