Seeding rate influence on yield and yield components of irrigated winter wheat in a Mediterranean climate

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 96, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1258-1265

  Lloveras, Jaime ^a   Manent, Josep ^a   Viudas, Javier ^a   López, Antonio ^a   Santiveri, Paquita ^a  

^a IRTA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRONOMY; COASTAL ZONES; CROPS; GROWTH KINETICS; IRRIGATION; PLANTS (BOTANY); RAIN; YIELD STRESS;

MEDITERRANEAN REGIONS; SEEDING RATES; WHEAT PRODUCTION;

SEED;

TRITICUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 4544291195     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2004.1258     Document Type: Article

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