Long-term fertilizer field trials: Comparison of three mathematical response models

Agricultural and Food Science in Finland

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 151-160

  Bäckman, Stefan T ^a   Vermeulen, S ^b   Taavitsainen, V M ^b  

^a Dept of Economics and Management ^*  (Finland)

^b KEMIRA OYJ   (Finland)

Author keywords

Barley; Economic optimum; Finland; Nitrogen; Oats; Wheat

Indexed keywords

AVENA; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0041108546     PISSN: 12390992     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.23986/afsci.72778     Document Type: Article

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