Confined microplot size for nitrogen-15 uptake by corn plants in a corn intercrop system

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 155-161

  Zhou, Xiaomin ^a   Leibovitch, Stewart ^a   MacKenzie, Angus F ^a   Madramootoo, Chandra A ^a   Dutilleul, Pierre ^a   Smith, Donald L ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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LOLIUM MULTIFLORUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0031804116     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj1998.00021962009000020006x     Document Type: Article

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