Impact of subsoil constraints on wheat yield and gross margin on fine-textured soils of the southern Victorian Mallee

Australian Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 355-365

  Rodriguez, D ^a,e   Nuttall, J ^a   Sadras, V O ^b,c   Van Rees, H ^d   Armstrong, R ^a  

^a Primary Industries Research Victoria   (Australia)

^b SOUTH AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^d Birchip Cropping Group   (Australia)

^e DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Boron toxicity; El Ni o; ENSO; La Ni a; Root growth; Salinity; Sodicity

Indexed keywords

BORON; CROP YIELD; SODICITY; SOIL TEXTURE; SUBSOIL; WATER USE; WHEAT;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; MALLEE; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 33645466336     PISSN: 00049409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AR04133     Document Type: Article

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