Effects of water deficit and supplemental irrigation on winter wheat growth, grain yield and quality, nutrient uptake, and residual mineral nitrogen in soil

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis

Volumn 36, Issue 11-12, 2005, Pages 1405-1419

  Wang, Zhaohui ^a   Li, Shengxiu ^a   Vera, Cecil L ^b   Malhi, Sukhdev S ^b  

^a NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Grain quality; Grain yield; Residual mineral N; Supplemental irrigation; Water deficit; Winter wheat

Indexed keywords

CROP YIELD; IRRIGATION; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; SOIL WATER;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 22044453077     PISSN: 00103624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/CSS-200058480     Document Type: Article

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