Seasonal variation in response of winter cereals to nitrogen fertilizer and apparent recovery of fertilizer nitrogen on chalk soils in southern England

Journal of Agricultural Science

Volumn 128, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 251-262

  Grylls, J P ^a   Webb, J ^a   Dyer, C J ^a,b  

^a ADAS BOXWORTH   (United Kingdom)

^b ADAS Wolverhampton Woodthorne ^*  (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0030867903     PISSN: 00218596     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021859697004206     Document Type: Article

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