Environmental Science
8 years ago

New Wheat Variety Boosts Yields and Saves Water in Agriculture

Acta Agriculturae Boreali—Sinica
Analysis on Photosynthetic Characteristics of Wheat Variety under the Water-saving and High-yielding Cultivation Condition
Yongcheng Wu

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