Rainfed wheat-based rotations under Mediterranean conditions: Crop sequences, nitrogen fertilization, and stubble grazing in relation to grain and straw quality

European Journal of Agronomy

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 112-118

  Ryan, J ^a   Pala, M ^a   Masri, S ^a   Singh, M ^a   Harris, H ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH IN THE DRY AREAS ICARDA   (Syrian Arab Republic)

Author keywords

Cereal cropping; Crop rotation; Grain straw quality; Mediterranean agriculture

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROP ROTATION; CROP YIELD; FALLOW; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GRAZING; GRAZING MANAGEMENT; LEGUME; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRITIVE VALUE; PROTEIN; STRAW; STUBBLE; WATER STRESS; WHEAT;

ASIA; EURASIA; MIDDLE EAST; SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC;

ANIMALIA; CICER ARIETINUM; CITRULLUS LANATUS VAR. LANATUS; LENS CULINARIS; MEDICAGO; OVIS ARIES; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; TRITICUM TURGIDUM; TRITICUM TURGIDUM SUBSP. DURUM; VICIA; VICIA SATIVA; VICIA SATIVA SUBSP. NIGRA;

EID: 36349008673     PISSN: 11610301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eja.2007.05.008     Document Type: Article

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