Breeding crops for reduced-tillage management in the intensive, rice-wheat systems of South Asia

Euphytica

Volumn 153, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 135-151

  Joshi, A K ^a   Chand, R ^a   Arun, B ^a   Singh, R P ^b   Ortiz, Rodomiro ^b  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b INTERNATIONAL MAIZE AND WHEAT IMPROVEMENT CENTER CIMMYT   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Conservation agriculture; Participatory varietal selection; Reduced tillage; Wheat breeding; Wheat improvement; Zero tillage

Indexed keywords

INSECTA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 33846014623     PISSN: 00142336     EISSN: 15735060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10681-006-9249-6     Document Type: Article

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