Fate of urea applied to winter spinach in New Zealand

Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 245-254

  Williams, P H ^a   Tregurtha, R J ^a   Francis, G S ^a  

^a THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

N fertiliser; N leaching; Nitrogen; Spinacea oleracea

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL SOIL; LEACHING; SOIL AMENDMENT; UREA;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

SPINACIA OLERACEA;

EID: 0345166860     PISSN: 13851314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:FRES.0000003620.90376.f2     Document Type: Article

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