Using on-farm data to validate crop management recommendations and implementation

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 113-117

  Pruss, J A ^a   Beegle, D B ^a   Turgeon, A J ^a   Day, R L ^a   Weaver, R D ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FARMS; GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT); NITROGEN; RAIN; SOILS; YIELD STRESS;

CROP MANAGEMENT; FARM-DERIEVED DATA; ON-FARM DECISIONS; YIELD CAPABILITIES;

AGRICULTURE;

AGRICULTURE; FARM CROPS; GRAIN; NITROGEN; RAIN; SOIL; YIELD;

ZEA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 13544255568     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2005.0113     Document Type: Article

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