Physiological determinants of high yielding ultra-narrow row cotton: Biomass accumulation and partitioning

Field Crops Research

Volumn 134, Issue , 2012, Pages 122-129

  Brodrick, R ^a,b   Bange, M P ^a   Milroy, S P ^a   Hammer, G L ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biomass; Crop growth rate; Distribution ratio; Gossypium hirsutum; Plant densities; Row spacing

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS ALLOCATION; COTTON; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; DRY MATTER; FRUIT; GROWTH RATE; HIGH YIELDING VARIETY; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRODUCTION SYSTEM; SPACING; WATER USE;

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM;

EID: 84862292182     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcr.2012.05.007     Document Type: Article

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