Will breeding for nitrogen use efficient crops lead to nitrogen use efficient cropping systems?: A simulation study of G×E×M interactions

Euphytica

Volumn 199, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 97-117

  Dresbøll, Dorte Bodin ^a   Thorup Kristensen, Kristian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

EU_Rotate; Leaching; Model simulations; NUE; Oilseed rape; Wheat

Indexed keywords

BRASSICA NAPUS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 84905377092     PISSN: 00142336     EISSN: 15735060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10681-014-1199-9     Document Type: Article

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