Crop Radiation Capture and Use Efficiency: A Framework for Crop Growth Analysis

Crop Physiology: Applications for Genetic Improvement and Agronomy

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 145-170

  Stöckle, Claudio O ^a   Kemanian, Armen R ^b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-374431-9.00007-4     Document Type: Chapter

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