Soybean genetic improvement in yield and the effect of late-season shading and nitrogen source and supply

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 400-405

  Kumudini, S ^a   Omielan, J ^a   Hume, D J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN; NITROGEN FERTILIZERS; NITROGEN FIXATION; PHYSIOLOGY;

CULTIVARS; DRY MATTER; GENETIC IMPROVEMENT; SEED-FILLING PERIOD;

CROPS;

GLYCINE MAX;

EID: 41449107846     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2006.0201     Document Type: Article

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