Physiological determinants of high yielding ultra-narrow row cotton: Canopy development and radiation use efficiency

Field Crops Research

Volumn 148, Issue , 2013, Pages 86-94

  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

Canopy extinction coefficient; Gossypium hirsutum; Leaf area index; Light interception; Radiation use efficiency; Row spacing

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMASS; COTTON; CROP YIELD; DRY MATTER; GROWTH RATE; GROWTH RESPONSE; INTERCEPTION; LEAF AREA INDEX; LIGHT EFFECT; LIGHT USE EFFICIENCY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY;

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM;

EID: 84878230231     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcr.2012.05.008     Document Type: Article

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