Effect of straw management, tillage timing and timing of fertilizer nitrogen application on the crop utilization of fertilizer and soil nitrogen in an irrigated cereal rotation

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 44, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 195-210

  Carefoot, J M ^a   Janzen, H H ^a  

^a LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Crop residue management; Fertilizer N timing; Plant N utilization; Soil nitrogen reserves; Tillage timing

Indexed keywords

FERTILIZER; NITROGEN APPLICATION; STRAW MANAGEMENT; TILLAGE; TIMING;

EID: 0031583872     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-1987(97)00053-6     Document Type: Article

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