Regional trial results show wheat yield declining in the Eastern Gangetic Plains of South Asia

Asian Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 638-642

  Sharma, R C ^a   Ortiz Ferrara, G ^a   Bhatta, M R ^b  

^a International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center Nepal   (Nepal)

^b NEPAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Eastern Gangetic Plains (EGP); Spot blotch; Triticum aestivum; Wheat; Yield trend

Indexed keywords

COCHLIOBOLUS; COCHLIOBOLUS SATIVUS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 34447340948     PISSN: 16823974     EISSN: 18125697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ajps.2007.638.642     Document Type: Article

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