Evaluation of Soil Nitrate as a Predictor of Nitrogen Requirement for Sugar Beet Grown in a Mediterranean Climate

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 18-25

  Bilbao, Marcelino ^a   Martínez, Juan J ^a   Delgado, Antonio ^b  

^a Asociacion de Investigacion Para La Mejora Del Cultivo de La Remolacha Azucarera   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRONOMY; CLIMATOLOGY; DRAINAGE; IRRIGATION; LEACHING; NITRATES; NITROGEN FERTILIZERS; SUGAR (SUCROSE); SUGAR BEETS; WATER SUPPLY;

FERTILIZATION;

SOILS;

BETA VULGARIS; BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS;

EID: 0742302382     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2004.0018     Document Type: Article

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