Wheat productivity in the Mediterranean Ebro Valley: Analyzing the gap between attainable and potential yield with a simulation model

European Journal of Agronomy

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 541-550

  Abeledo, L Gabriela ^a   Savin, Roxana ^a   Slafer, Gustavo A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUCIÓ CATALANA DE RECERCA I ESTUDIS AVANÇATS ICREA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Attainable yield; CERES model; Nitrogen availability; Potential yield; Wheat

Indexed keywords

CROP PRODUCTION; DATABASE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; MODELING; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PREDICTION; WHEAT; YIELD RESPONSE;

EBRO VALLEY; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

CERES; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 41149087622     PISSN: 11610301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eja.2007.12.001     Document Type: Article

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