Soybean yield trends from 1972 to 2003 in mid-western USA

Field Crops Research

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 53-59

  Egli, D B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Crop productivity; Glycine max (L.) Merrill; Yield growth rate; Yield plateaus

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; FOOD PRODUCTS; GROWTH RATE; IRRIGATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLANTS (BOTANY); PRODUCTIVITY; STRESS ANALYSIS;

CROP PRODUCTIVITY; WHEAT; YIELD GROWTH RATE; YIELD PLATEAUS;

CROPS;

CROP PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; CROPPING PRACTICE; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FOOD SUPPLY; GROWTH RATE; SOYBEAN;

ARKANSAS; IOWA; KENTUCKY; NEBRASKA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

GLYCINE MAX; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 37149004992     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcr.2007.10.014     Document Type: Article

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