Agronomic and physiological performance of high-yielding wheat and rice in the lower reaches of Yangtze River of China

Field Crops Research

Volumn 133, Issue , 2012, Pages 119-129

  Li, Hongwei ^a   Liu, Lijun ^a   Wang, Zhiqin ^a   Yang, Jianchnag ^a   Zhang, Jianhua ^b  

^a YANGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Improved high yielding cultivation; Nonstructural carbohydrate; Physiological traits; Rice (Oryza sativa L.); Root activity; Wheat (Triticum asetivum L.)

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; AGRONOMY; CARBOHYDRATE; CROP ROTATION; CROP YIELD; CROPPING PRACTICE; DRY MATTER; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT BREEDING; RICE; ROOT SYSTEM; TILLERING; WHEAT;

CHINA; YANGTZE RIVER;

ORYZA SATIVA; TRITICUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 84860293612     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcr.2012.04.005     Document Type: Article

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