Growth, yield, and yield components of winter wheat and the effects of tillage intensity, preceding crops, and N fertilisation

European Journal of Agronomy

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 405-411

  Rieger, S ^b   Richner, W ^c   Streit, B ^c   Frossard, E ^a   Liedgens, M ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b Agroscope Reckenholz Tänikon Research Station ART ^*  (Switzerland)

^c AGROSCOPE RECKENHOLZ TÄNIKON RESEARCH STATION ART   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Crop rotation; Tillage intensity; Winter wheat; Yield

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSERVATION TILLAGE; CROP ROTATION; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GROWTH RESPONSE; HERB; HUMID ENVIRONMENT; MAIZE; MATURATION; NITROGEN; PLOWING; SEMIARID REGION; WHEAT; YIELD RESPONSE; ZERO TILLAGE;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; SWITZERLAND;

BRASSICA NAPUS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 39149139622     PISSN: 11610301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eja.2007.11.006     Document Type: Article

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