Insights into genotype × tillage interaction effects on the grain yield of wheat and maize

Crop Science

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1845-1859

  Herrera, J M ^a,b   Verhulst, N ^a   Trethowan, R M ^c   Stamp, P ^d   Govaerts, B ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL MAIZE AND WHEAT IMPROVEMENT CENTER CIMMYT   (Mexico)

^b Universidad de Buenos Aires   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

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EID: 84881510660     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: 14350653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2013.01.0071     Document Type: Review

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