Yield gaps, indigenous nutrient supply, and nutrient use efficiency of wheat in China

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 103, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1452-1463

  Liu, Xiaoyan ^a   He, Ping ^a,b   Jin, Jiyun ^a   Zhou, Wei ^a   Sulewski, Gavin ^b   Phillips, Steve ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

^b INTERNATIONAL PLANT NUTRITION INSTITUTE   (China)

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EID: 80052557116     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: 14350645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2010.0476     Document Type: Article

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