Global trends of rapeseed grain yield stability and rapeseed-to-wheat yield ratio in the last four decades

European Journal of Agronomy

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 56-65

  Rondanini, Déborah P ^a,b   Gomez, Nora V ^a   Agosti, M Belén ^a   Miralles, Daniel J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

Author keywords

National trends; Rapeseed; Rapeseed to wheat ratio; Yield; Yield stability

Indexed keywords

CROP ROTATION; CROP YIELD; DECADAL VARIATION; DICOTYLEDON; FOOD SUPPLY; GLOBAL CHANGE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; WHEAT;

CHILE; UNITED KINGDOM;

BRASSICA NAPUS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 82155176220     PISSN: 11610301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eja.2011.10.005     Document Type: Article

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