An improved crop management increases grain yield and nitrogen and water use efficiency in rice

Crop Science

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 271-284

  Xue, Yaguang ^a   Duan, Hua ^a   Liu, Lijun ^a   Wang, Zhiqin ^a   Yang, Jianchang ^a   Zhang, Jianhua ^b  

^a YANGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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ORYZA SATIVA;

EID: 84872194021     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: 14350653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2012.06.0360     Document Type: Article

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