Variability of optimum sowing time for wheat yield in Western Australia

Australian Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 59, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 958-970

  Sharma, D L ^a   D'Antuono, M F ^b   Anderson, W K ^b,c   Shackley, B J ^b   Zaicou Kunesch, C M ^b   Amjad, M ^a  

^a Centre for Cropping Systems   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROP YIELD; CULTIVAR; ESTIMATION METHOD; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOWING DATE; WHEAT; YIELD RESPONSE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 52149113772     PISSN: 00049409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AR07406     Document Type: Article

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