Crop evapotranspiration in Argentinean maize hybrids released in different decades

Field Crops Research

Volumn 155, Issue , 2014, Pages 23-29

  Nagore, María Luján ^a   Echarte, Laura ^a   Andrade, Fernando Hector ^b   Della Maggiora, Aida ^b  

^a Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE MAR DEL PLATA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Available water; Crop evapotranspiration; Soil water depletion

Indexed keywords

CROP YIELD; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; HYBRID; MAIZE; PLANT BREEDING; SOIL PROFILE; SOIL WATER;

ARGENTINA; BALCARCE; BUENOS AIRES [ARGENTINA];

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84888201878     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcr.2013.09.026     Document Type: Article

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