Does the crop or the soil indicate how to save nitrogen in maize production? Reviewing the state of the art

Field Crops Research

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 151-164

  Schroder J J ^a   Neeteson, J J ^a   Oenema, O ^a   Struik, P C ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll; Diagnosis; Maize; Nitrogen; Precision farming; Soil test; Tissue test

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; ASSESSMENT METHOD; BIOINDICATOR; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; MAIZE; SOIL NITROGEN;

EID: 0034193377     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4290(00)00072-1     Document Type: Article

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