Effect of soil fertility on the vegetative growth, yield and water use of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)
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- 15 January 1984
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in South African Journal of Plant and Soil
- Vol. 1 (3) , 96-97
Abstract
Well-fertilized wheat was found to use more water than wheat on poorly fertilized plots, but the yield was increased, resulting in increased water-use efficiency. Variations in leaf area duration after anthesis accounted for 81% of the variation in yield.Keywords
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