The importance of in-crop lucerne suppression and nitrogen for cereal companion crops in south-eastern Australia

Field Crops Research

Volumn 104, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 31-43

  Harris, R H ^a,c,e   Clune, T S ^a,e   Peoples, M B ^b,e   Swan, A D ^b,e   Bellotti, W D ^c,e   Chen, W ^d,e   Norng, S ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^d MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Barley; Companion cropping; Grain yield reduction; In crop lucerne suppression; Inter cropping; Lucerne; Top dressed nitrogen; Wheat

Indexed keywords

AGRONOMY; BIOMASS; CULTIVATION; GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT); NITROGEN; PROTEINS; SOIL MOISTURE;

BARLEY; CEREAL GRAINS; COMPANION CROPPING; GRAIN YIELD REDUCTION; INTER CROPPING; LUCERNE; WHEAT;

CROPS;

AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS; AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; BIOMASS; CEREAL; CROP YIELD; GROWING SEASON; HERBICIDE; NITROGEN; PROTEIN; SOIL MOISTURE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

HORDEUM; MEDICAGO SATIVA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 34548485601     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcr.2007.05.013     Document Type: Article

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