The fate of nitrogen applied to sugarcane by trickle irrigation

Irrigation Science

Volumn 22, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 201-209

  Thorburn, Peter J ^a   Dart, Ian K ^b   Biggs, Ian M ^a   Baillie, Craig P ^b   Smith, Mike A ^b   Keating, Brian A ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b Bundaberg Sugar   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROPS; NITROGEN; NITROGEN FERTILIZERS; NITROGEN FIXATION; SOILS;

FERTIGATION; MINERALIZATION; TRICKLE IRRIGATION;

IRRIGATION;

CROP YIELD; DRIP IRRIGATION; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; NITROGEN; SUGAR CANE;

ARUNDINARIA; SACCHARUM; SACCHARUM HYBRID CULTIVAR;

EID: 0347365869     PISSN: 03427188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00271-003-0086-2     Document Type: Article

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