Uptake of N, P and S in fertilized pasture herbage and herbage yield response to fertilizer as affected by soil nutrients

Canadian Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 241-247

  McCartney, D H ^a,d   Bittman, S ^a   Horton, P R ^b   Waddington, J ^a   Nuttall, W F ^c  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b BC Ministry of Forestry   (Canada)

^c SASKATOON RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^d LACOMBE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Herbage; N; P; Pasture; S; Soil tests; Yield

Indexed keywords

FERTILIZER; HERBAGE YIELD; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PASTURE;

CANADA; SASKATCHEWAN;

BROMUS; BROMUS INERMIS; BROMUS SECALINUS; FESTUCA RUBRA; MEDICAGO; MEDICAGO MEDIA; MEDICAGO SATIVA; POA; POA PRATENSIS; POACEAE; PSATHYROSTACHYS JUNCEA;

EID: 0031860915     PISSN: 00084271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/S97-007     Document Type: Conference Paper

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