Forage quality, water use and nitrogen utilization efficiencies of pearl millet (Pennisetum americanum L.) grown under different soil moisture and nitrogen levels

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 98, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1607-1614

  Rostamza, Mina ^a   Chaichi, Mohammad Reza ^a   Jahansouz, Mohammad Reza ^a   Alimadadi, Ahmad ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Forage quality; Nitrogen; Nitrogen utilization efficiency; Pearl millet; Water stress; Water use efficiency

Indexed keywords

FORAGE QUALITY; NITROGEN UTILIZATION EFFICIENCY; PEARL MILLET; WATER STRESS; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

ARID REGIONS; CROPS; EFFICIENCY; GEMS; IRRIGATION; PLANTS (BOTANY); PROFITABILITY; SOIL MOISTURE; WATER SUPPLY;

NITROGEN;

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; DRY MATTER; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FORAGE; GRASS; IRRIGATION; LEAF AREA INDEX; NITROGEN; PROTEIN; RESEARCH WORK; SEMIARID REGION; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL WATER; WATER STRESS; WATER USE; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

PENNISETUM GLAUCUM;

EID: 79960558817     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2011.05.014     Document Type: Article

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