Spatial and temporal variation in economically optimum nitrogen rate for corn

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 958-964

  Mamo, M ^a   Malzer, G L ^b   Mulla, D J ^b   Huggins, D R ^c   Strock, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROPS; CULTIVATION; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; NITROGEN FERTILIZERS; SOIL TESTING; SPATIAL VARIABLES CONTROL;

TEMPORAL VARIABLE MEASUREMENTS;

AGRONOMY;

GLYCINE MAX; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0043204259     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2003.9580     Document Type: Article

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