Row configuration in rainfed cotton systems: Modification of the OZCOT simulation model

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-16

  Milroy, S P ^a   Bange, M P ^a   Hearn, A B ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b 'Kurrali'   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cotton; Dryland; Model; OZCOT; Rain fed; Row configuration; Simulation

Indexed keywords

COTTON; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; RAINFED AGRICULTURE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM;

EID: 3242705932     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2003.12.001     Document Type: Article

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