The effects of urea fertilisation and genotype on yield, nitrogen use efficiency, δ15N and δ13C in wheat

Annals of Applied Biology

Volumn 153, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 243-257

  Serret, M D ^a   Ortiz Monasterio, I ^b   Pardo, A ^a   Araus, J L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b INTERNATIONAL MAIZE AND WHEAT IMPROVEMENT CENTER CIMMYT   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Carbon isotope composition; Grain; Nitrogen isotope composition; Nitrogen use efficiency; Straw; Triticum aestivum L.

Indexed keywords

CARBON ISOTOPE; CROP YIELD; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; NUTRIENT USE EFFICIENCY; STRAW; UREA; WHEAT;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 53249119220     PISSN: 00034746     EISSN: 17447348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7348.2008.00259.x     Document Type: Article

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