Break-crop effects on wheat production across soils and seasons in a semi-arid environment

Crop and Pasture Science

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 566-579

  McBeath, T M ^a   Gupta, V V S R ^a   Llewellyn, R S ^a   Davoren, C W ^a   Whitbread, A M ^a,b,c  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

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

Author keywords

N mineralisation; N supply potential; rotation; sequence

Indexed keywords

CROP PRODUCTION; CROP ROTATION; MINERALIZATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEMIARID REGION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; WATER USE EFFICIENCY; WHEAT;

AUSTRALIA; MALLEE; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

BRASSICA; THANATEPHORUS CUCUMERIS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 84930366849     PISSN: 18360947     EISSN: 18365795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/CP14166     Document Type: Article

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