Towards an explanation of crop nitrogen demand based on the optimization of leaf nitrogen per unit leaf area

Journal of Agricultural Science

Volumn 128, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 377-396

  Grindlay, D J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0030967853     PISSN: 00218596     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021859697004310     Document Type: Review

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