Tillage effects on wheat emergence and yield at varying seeding rates, and on labor and fuel consumption

Crop Science

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 1187-1192

  Lithourgidis, A S ^a   Dhima, K V ^b   Damalas, C A ^a   Vasilakoglou, I B ^c   Eleftherohorinos, I G ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b ALEXANDER TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^c TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE OF LARISSA   (Greece)

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EID: 33646442322     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2005.09-0321     Document Type: Article

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