Influence of nitrogen fertilization on multi-cut forage sorghum-sudangrass yield and nitrogen use

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 97, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1493-1501

  Beyaert, Ronald P ^a   Roy, Robert C ^b  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CULTIVATION; EFFICIENCY; PRODUCTION; SAND;

FORAGE SORGHUM-SUDANGRASS; FOX LOAMY SAND (PSAMMENTIC HAPLUDALF); N USE EFFICIENCY; NITROGEN RECOVERY;

NITROGEN FERTILIZERS;

CULTIVATION; EFFICIENCY; FERTILIZERS; NITROGEN; PRODUCTION; SAND;

SORGHUM BICOLOR; SORGHUM X DRUMMONDII;

EID: 28444495473     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2005.0079     Document Type: Article

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