The role of management in yield improvement of the wheat crop - A review with special emphasis on Western Australia

Australian Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 56, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1137-1149

  Anderson, W K ^a,b   Hamza, M A ^a   Sharma, D L ^a   D'Antuono, M F ^a   Hoyle, F C ^a   Hill, N ^a   Shackley, B J ^a   Amjad, M ^a   Zaicou Kunesch, C ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Grain quality; Grain yield; Limiting factors

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; CROP IMPROVEMENT; CROP YIELD; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; WHEAT;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 28444478740     PISSN: 00049409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AR05077     Document Type: Conference Paper

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