Crop-available water and agronomic management, rather than nitrogen supply, primarily determine grain yield of commercial chickpea in northern New South Wales

Crop and Pasture Science

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 442-452

  Elias, N V ^a   Herridge, D F ^b  

^a Dow AgroSciences   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

crop monitoring; inoculation; N2 fixation; nodulation; soil water; water use efficiency.

Indexed keywords

AGRONOMY; BIOMASS; CROP ROTATION; NITRATE; NODULATION; SHOOT GROWTH; SOIL WATER; SOWING; WATER;

AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES;

EID: 84902531385     PISSN: 18360947     EISSN: 18365795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/CP13397     Document Type: Article

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