Quantifying the spatial pattern of the yield gap within a farm in a low rainfall Mediterranean climate

Field Crops Research

Volumn 150, Issue , 2013, Pages 29-41

  Oliver, Y M ^a   Robertson, M J ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Rainfall; Soil constraints; Water limited yield; Yield gap; Yield map

Indexed keywords

CROP YIELD; CROPPING PRACTICE; MAPPING; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; RAINFED AGRICULTURE; SOIL REMEDIATION; SOIL TYPE; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; WATER USE;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84880373835     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcr.2013.06.008     Document Type: Article

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