Nitrogen and water resources commonly limit crop yield increases, not necessarily plant genetics

Global Food Security

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 94-98

  Sinclair, Thomas R ^a   Rufty, Thomas W ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Erect leaf; Nitrogen; Nitrogen storage; Transpiration; Water

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872252480     PISSN: 22119124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gfs.2012.07.001     Document Type: Review

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