TY  - BK
AU  - Hobbs,P.R.
AU  - Sayre,K.D.
AU  - Ortiz-Monasterio,I.
TI  - Increasing wheat yields sustainability through agronomic means
T2  - CIMMYT NRG Paper
PY  - 1998///
CY  - Mexico
PB  - CIMMYT, 
KW  - Crop management
KW  - AGROVOC
KW  - Cropping patterns
KW  - Fertilizer application
KW  - Innovation adoption
KW  - Lodging
KW  - Research projects
KW  - Weed control
KW  - Farming systems
N1  - Open Access
N2  - This paper examines common factors that constrain wheat yields: insufficient nutrients (using nitrogen as an example); problems of late planting and poor crop establishment; suboptimal water management; lodging; and weeds. The authors suggest agronomic practices, including tillage practices, rotations, and input management options that can ameliorate important constraints and sustainably improve yields. Examples are drawn largely from rice-wheat systems in the Indo-Gangetic Plains and from wheat systems in northwestern Mexico. These examples indicate that there is still considerable potential for raising wheat yields in a sustainable manner and meeting rapidly expanding demand for wheat in developing countries
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10883/534
ER  -