Yield gap analysis of rainfed wheat demonstrates local to global relevance

Journal of Agricultural Science

Volumn 155, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 282-299

  Gobbett, D L ^a   Hochman, Z ^a   Horan, H ^a   Navarro Garcia, J ^a   Grassini, P ^b   Cassman, K G ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; AGRICULTURAL MODELING; AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; AGRONOMY; CLIMATE CHANGE; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; CROPPING PRACTICE; CULTIVAR; FOOD SECURITY; GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; RAINFALL; RAINFED AGRICULTURE; SEASONAL VARIATION; WHEAT; YIELD RESPONSE; ZONATION;

AUSTRALIA;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 84983044296     PISSN: 00218596     EISSN: 14695146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021859616000381     Document Type: Article

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