Nitrogen use efficiency in rapeseed. A review

Agronomy for Sustainable Development - Tập 36 Số 2 - 2016
Anne‐Sophie Bouchet1, Anne Laperche1, Christine Bissuel1, Rod J. Snowdon2, Nathalie Nési1, Andreas Stahl2
1Institut de Génétique, Environnement et Protection des Plantes
2Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen = Justus Liebig University

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