Field-scale variability in optimal nitrogen fertilizer rate for corn

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 452-461

  Scharf, Peter C ^a   Kitchen, Newell R ^b   Sudduth, Kenneth A ^b   Davis, J Glenn ^c   Hubbard, Victoria C ^a   Lory, John A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c USDA NRCS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; NITROGEN FERTILIZERS; SOILS;

CLAYPAN; CORN FIELDS; ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS; SPATIAL VARIABILITY;

CROPS;

CORN; FERTILIZERS; NITROGEN; SOIL; YIELD;

EID: 15944427555     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2005.0452     Document Type: Article

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