Differences in yield, biomass and their components between triticale and wheat grown under contrasting water and nitrogen environments

Field Crops Research

Volumn 128, Issue , 2012, Pages 167-179

  Estrada Campuzano, Gaspar ^a   Slafer, Gustavo A ^b   Miralles, Daniel J ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

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

Author keywords

Biomass; Intercepted radiation; Radiation use efficiency; Triticale

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CROP YIELD; CULTIVAR; DRY MATTER; GROWING SEASON; GROWTH RATE; LIGHT USE EFFICIENCY; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; NITROGEN; PHOTOSYNTHETICALLY ACTIVE RADIATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT BREEDING; RAINFED AGRICULTURE; WHEAT;

TRITICOSECALE; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 84856499657     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcr.2012.01.003     Document Type: Article

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