Critical nitrogen concentrations: Implications for high-yielding rice (Oryza sativa L.) cultivars in the tropics

Field Crops Research

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 31-41

  Sheehy, J E ^a   Dionora, M J A ^a   Mitchell, P L ^b   Peng, S ^a   Cassman, K G ^c   Lemaire, G ^d   Williams, R L ^e  

^a INTERNATIONAL RICE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Philippines)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^d CEMAGREF   (France)

^e NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Critical nitrogen concentration; Nitrogen dilution; Nitrogen management; Oryza sativa; Yield barrier

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN; RICE; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

ORYZA SATIVA;

EID: 0031687230     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4290(98)00105-1     Document Type: Article

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