Nitrogen fertilization and foliar urea effects on durum wheat yield and quality and on residual soil nitrate in irrigated Mediterranean conditions

Field Crops Research

Volumn 87, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 257-269

  Abad, A ^a   Lloveras, J ^a   Michelena, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Durum wheat; Mediterranean conditions; Nitrogen fertilization; Quality parameters

Indexed keywords

FERTILIZERS; GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT); IRRIGATION; NITROGEN; UREA;

NITROGEN FERTILIZATION; UREA FOLIAR SPRAY;

CROPS;

CROP YIELD; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; IRRIGATION; NITROGEN; SOIL CHEMISTRY; UREA; WHEAT;

EBRO VALLEY; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM; TRITICUM TURGIDUM SUBSP. DURUM;

EID: 1842688658     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcr.2003.11.007     Document Type: Article

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