Physiological response of cotton to a root zone soil moisture gradient: Implications for partial root zone drying irrigation

Journal of Cotton Science

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 67-74

  White, Simon C ^a   Raine, Steven R ^b  

^a University of Southern Queensland ^*  (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM;

COTTON; CROP PRODUCTION; CULTIVATION; MOISTURE; PRODUCTIVITY; WETTING;

EID: 69849106774     PISSN: 15243303     EISSN: 15243303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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