Paper Presented at International Workshop on Increasing Wheat Yield Potential, Cimmyt, Obregon, Mexico, 20-24 March 2006: Understanding the physiological basis of yield potential in wheat

Journal of Agricultural Science

Volumn 145, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 99-113

  Fischer, R A ^a  

^a Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; BREEDING; CROP YIELD; GROWTH RATE; PHOTOPERIOD; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; WHEAT; YIELD RESPONSE;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; OBREGON; SONORA;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33847402241     PISSN: 00218596     EISSN: 14695146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021859607006843     Document Type: Conference Paper

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