Economic analysis of spatial-temporal patterns in corn and soybean response to nitrogen and phosphorus

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 43-54

  Lambert, D M ^a   Lowenberg DeBoer, J ^b   Malzer, G L ^c  

^a ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; RATE CONSTANTS;

FERTILITY MANAGEMENT; MANAGEMENT DECISIONS; PROFITABILITY; SPATIAL VARIATION;

CROPS;

CORN; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; REACTION KINETICS; SOY BEANS;

GLYCINE MAX; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 31944438000     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2005.0005     Document Type: Article

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