Cotton farming systems in Australia: Factors contributing to changed yield and fibre quality

Crop and Pasture Science

Volumn 64, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 834-844

  Braunack, M V ^a  

^a Australian Cotton Research Institute   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bollgard II ; cultivar; dryland; irrigation; nutrition

Indexed keywords

COMMERCIAL SPECIES; COTTON; CROP YIELD; CULTIVAR; DRYLAND FARMING; FARMING SYSTEM; IRRIGATION; NITROGEN; PARAMETERIZATION; PHOSPHORUS;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84887323744     PISSN: 18360947     EISSN: 18365795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/CP13172     Document Type: Article

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