Optimising nitrogen storage in wheat canopies for genetic reduction in fertiliser nitrogen inputs
Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) is the major UK arable crop with a total annual production of about 15 Mt. Intensive cultivation of wheat requires large inputs of fertiliser nitrogen (N), and of the total annual UK use of 1.1 Mt of N fertiliser, 0.36 Mt are applied to wheat crops. However, current cult...
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| Format: | Thesis (University of Nottingham only) |
| Language: | English |
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2009
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| Online Access: | https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/12567/ |