High crop productivity with high water use in winter and summer on the Liverpool Plains, eastern Australia

Australian Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 303-320

  Young, R R ^a   Derham, P J ^a   Dunin, F X ^b   Bernardi, A L ^a   Harden, S ^a  

^a NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMERCIAL SPECIES; CROP PRODUCTION; CROPPING PRACTICE; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; GROWTH RESPONSE; SUMMER; WATER USE EFFICIENCY; WINTER; YIELD RESPONSE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; LIVERPOOL PLAINS; NEW SOUTH WALES;

SORGHUM BICOLOR BICOLOR; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; TRITICUM TURGIDUM SUBSP. DURUM;

EID: 41949113763     PISSN: 00049409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AR07138     Document Type: Article

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