A survey of farmer practices and attitudes to nitrogen management in the northern New South Wales grains belt

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 51-63

  Hayman, P T ^a   Alston, C L ^a  

^a NSW AGRICULTURE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; NITROGEN;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0032894243     PISSN: 08161089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EA98120     Document Type: Article

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