Uptake and balance of fertilizer nitrogen applied to sugarcane

Field Crops Research

Volumn 95, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 348-354

  Isa, D W ^a   Hofman, G ^b   Van Cleemput, O ^b  

^a Sugarcane Research Institute   (Tanzania)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

15N recovery; Ammonium sulphate; Loss; Nitrogen; Uptake; Urea

Indexed keywords

CROPS; FERTILIZERS; NITROGEN; PLANTS (BOTANY); SALINITY MEASUREMENT; SOILS;

15N RECOVERY; LOSS; UPTAKE;

SUGAR CANE;

FERTILIZER; NUTRIENT BUDGET; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; SUGAR CANE;

AMMONIUM SULFATE; FARM CROPS; FERTILIZERS; NITROGEN; SALINITY; SOIL; SUGAR CANE; UREA;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANZANIA;

SACCHARUM HYBRID CULTIVAR;

EID: 30044442699     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcr.2005.04.009     Document Type: Article

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