A simple method for estimating the nitrate nitrogen concentration based on dry matter in standing sorghum (Sorghum bicolor moench) using stem juice test and dry matter content

Soil Science and Plant Nutrition

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 601-609

  Harada, Hisatomi ^a   Sunaga, Yoshihito ^a   Yoshimura, Yoshinori ^a   Hatanaka, Tetsuya ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF LIVESTOCK AND GRASSLAND SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Corn; Diagnosis; Nitrate; Sorghum; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034816532     PISSN: 00380768     EISSN: 17470765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00380768.2001.10408423     Document Type: Article

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