Yield gap analysis: Modelling of achievable yields at farm level

Rainfed Agriculture: Unlocking the Potential

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 81-123

  Singh, P ^a   Aggarwal, P K ^b   Bhatia, V S ^c   Murty, M V R ^a   Pala, M ^d   Oweis, T ^d   Benli, B ^d   Rao, K P C ^e   Wani, S P ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL CROPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR THE SEMI ARID TROPICS ICRISAT   (India)

^b INDIAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^c National Research Centre for Soybean India   (India)

^d INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH IN THE DRY AREAS ICARDA   (Syrian Arab Republic)

^e WORLD AGROFORESTRY CENTRE ICRAF   (Kenya)

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