Relationship between the normalized SPAD index and the nitrogen nutrition index: Application to durum wheat

Journal of Plant Nutrition

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 75-92

  Debaeke, P ^a,b   Rouet, P ^a   Justes, E ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll meter; Durum wheat; Grain protein content; Nitrogen nutrition index; Plant N status; SPAD

Indexed keywords

TRITICUM AESTIVUM; TRITICUM TURGIDUM SUBSP. DURUM;

EID: 30344475483     PISSN: 01904167     EISSN: 15324087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01904160500416471     Document Type: Article

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