Using a chlorophyll meter to manage nitrogen applications to corn with high nitrate irrigation water

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis

Volumn 30, Issue 7-8, 1999, Pages 1037-1049

  Shapiro, Charles A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; NITROGEN;

FERTILIZER APPLICATION;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CORNEA; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); MEASUREMENT; NONHUMAN; PLANT GROWTH;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0032953037     PISSN: 00103624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00103629909370266     Document Type: Article

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