Crop sequences, nitrogen fertilizer and grazing intensity in relation to wheat yields in rainfed systems

Journal of Agricultural Science

Volumn 148, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 205-216

  Ryan, J ^a   Singh, M ^b   Pala, M ^c   Makhboul, R ^d   Masri, S ^d   Harris, H C ^e   Sommer, R ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH IN THE DRY AREAS ICARDA   (Syrian Arab Republic)

^b Civil and Environmental Engineering   (Canada)

^c ICARDA   (Turkey)

^d NONE

^e ICARDA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROP ROTATION; CROP YIELD; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GRAZING MANAGEMENT; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; NITROGEN; RAINFED AGRICULTURE; SOIL MANAGEMENT; STRAW; STUBBLE; WHEAT; YIELD RESPONSE;

SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC;

ANIMALIA; CICER ARIETINUM; CITRULLUS LANATUS VAR. LANATUS; LENS CULINARIS; MEDICAGO; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; TRITICUM TURGIDUM; TRITICUM TURGIDUM SUBSP. DURUM; VICIA; VICIA SATIVA; VICIA SATIVA SUBSP. NIGRA;

EID: 77951100357     PISSN: 00218596     EISSN: 14695146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021859609990566     Document Type: Article

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