Novel crop science to improve yield and resource use efficiency in water-limited agriculture

Journal of Agricultural Science

Volumn 149, Issue S1, 2011, Pages 123-131

  Davies, W J ^a   Zhang, J ^b   Yang, J ^c   Dodd, I C ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^c YANGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

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EID: 85022663890     PISSN: 00218596     EISSN: 14695146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021859610001115     Document Type: Article

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