Strategies for variable rate nitrogen fertilization in hummocky terrain

Canadian Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 589-595

  Beckie, H J ^a   Moulin, A P ^b   Pennock, D J ^c  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b BRANDON RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Brassica rapa; Linum usitatissimum; Nitrogen; Precision agriculture; Triticum aestivum; Variable rate fertilization

Indexed keywords

FERTILIZER MANAGEMENT; NITROGEN FERTILIZATION;

CANADA; PRINCE ALBERT; SASKATCHEWAN;

BRASSICA RAPA; LINUM USITATISSIMUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0031412248     PISSN: 00084271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/S96-095     Document Type: Article

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