Grain yield, nitrogen-use efficiency and baking quality of old and modern Italian bread-wheat cultivars grown at different nitrogen levels

European Journal of Agronomy

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 181-192

  Guarda, Giovanni ^a   Padovan, Silvano ^a   Delogu, Giovanni ^b  

^a Admin of the Province of Vicenza   (Italy)

^b Exp Institute for Cereal Research   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bread wheat varieties; Grain quality; Grain yield; Nitrogen use

Indexed keywords

CULTIVAR; NUTRIENT USE EFFICIENCY; WHEAT; YIELD;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 4344715623     PISSN: 11610301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eja.2003.08.001     Document Type: Article

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