Effects of disease, nitrogen source, and risk on optimal nitrogen fertilization timing in winter wheat production

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 792-799

  Roberts, Roland K ^a   Walters, Jeremy T ^a   Larson, James A ^a   English, Burton C ^a   Howard, Donald D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; DISEASE CONTROL; GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT); NITROGEN; RISKS;

NITROGEN FERTILIZATION; UREA AMMONIUM NITRATES (UAN);

FERTILIZERS;

GAEUMANNOMYCES GRAMINIS; PHAEOSPHAERIA NODORUM; STAGONOSPORA; STAGONOSPORA NODORUM; TRITICUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 2642519824     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2004.0792     Document Type: Article

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