Impact of tillage and landscape position on nitrogen availability and yield of spring wheat in the Brown soil zone in southwestern Saskatchewan

Canadian Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 563-572

  Jowkin, V ^a   Schoenau, J J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Landscape; Nitrogen; Summerfallow; Wheat

Indexed keywords

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0031796766     PISSN: 00084271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/S97-065     Document Type: Article

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