Effects of varying nitrogen fertilization on crop yield and grain quality of emmer grown in a typical Mediterranean environment in central Italy

European Journal of Agronomy

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 172-180

  Marino, S ^a   Tognetti, R ^a   Alvino, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MOLISE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Crop yield; Grain quality; Mediterranean type agro ecosystem; N fertilization; Triticum dicoccum

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; BIOMASS; CROP YIELD; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FOOD QUALITY; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; PHENOLOGY; PROTEIN; RAINFED AGRICULTURE; STEM; WHEAT;

ITALY;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM; TRITICUM DICOCCON; TRITICUM TURGIDUM SUBSP. DICOCCUM;

EID: 79952069448     PISSN: 11610301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eja.2010.10.006     Document Type: Article

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