Bed planting of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) improves nitrogen use efficiency and grain yield compared to flat planting

Conventional flat planting is commonly used for growing wheat in Pakistan and the crop is irrigated by flood irrigation, but it leads to ineffective use of applied nitrogen owing to poor aeration and leaching and volatilization losses. The practice also results in greater crop lodging, lower water u...

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Main Authors: Abdul Majeed , Atif Muhmood , Abid Niaz , Shahid Javid , Zahid Ashfaq Ahmad , Syed Shahid Hussain Shah, Asrar Hussain Shah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2015-04-01
Series:Crop Journal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214514115000197