Relationships between dynamics of nitrogen uptake and dry matter accumulation in maize crops. Determination of critical N concentration

Plant and Soil

Volumn 216, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 65-82

  Plénet, Daniel ^a,b   Lemaire, Gilles ^b  

^a INRA Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique   (France)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Allometry; Critical nitrogen concentration; Growth; Leaf area index; N uptake; Zea mays L.

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; DRY MATTER; MAIZE; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; NUTRIENT UPTAKE;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0037778244     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1004783431055     Document Type: Article

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