Effects of soil water content and nitrogen supply on the productivity of Miscanthus × giganteus Greef et Deu. in a Mediterranean environment

Industrial Crops and Products

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 75-88

  Cosentino, Salvatore L ^a   Patanè, Cristina ^b   Sanzone, Emanuele ^a   Copani, Venera ^a   Foti, Salvatore ^a  

^a Agrochimiche e delle Produzioni Animali   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Mediterranean environment; Miscanthus giganteus; Nitrogen application; NUE; RUE; Soil water content; WUE

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CROPS; IRRIGATION; NITROGEN;

MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; MISCANTHUS GIGANTEUS; NITROGEN APPLICATION; NUE; RADIATION USE EFFICIENCY (RUE); SOIL WATER CONTENT; WATER USE EFFICIENCY (WUE);

SOIL MECHANICS;

CROP PLANT; ECOPHYSIOLOGY; LIGHT USE EFFICIENCY; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; NITROGEN; PRODUCTIVITY; RESEARCH WORK; SOIL WATER; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

BIOMASS; FARM CROPS; IRRIGATION; MOISTURE CONTENT; NITROGEN; SOIL;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

MISCANTHUS;

CROP PRODUCTION; FERTILIZER; RADIATION; WATER CONSUMPTION; YIELD;

EID: 33845646267     PISSN: 09266690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2006.07.006     Document Type: Article

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