Evaluating decision rules for dryland rotation crop selection

Field Crops Research

Volumn 120, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 254-261

  Nielsen, David C ^a   Vigil, Merle F ^a   Benjamin, Joseph G ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dryland cropping systems; Economic returns; Opportunity cropping; Precipitation use efficiency; Water use; Water use efficiency; Yield

Indexed keywords

AGRONOMY; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP ROTATION; CROP YIELD; DRYLAND FARMING; FALLOW; GROWING SEASON; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; WATER USE EFFICIENCY; WHEAT; ZERO TILLAGE;

GREAT PLAINS;

PANICUM MILIACEUM; POACEAE; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 78650170854     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcr.2010.10.011     Document Type: Article

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