Within-field variation in corn yield and grain quality responses to nitrogen fertilization and hybrid selection

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 129-140

  Miao, Yuxin ^a   Mulla, David J ^a   Robert, Pierre C ^a   Hernandez, Jose A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT); NITROGEN FERTILIZERS; PROTEINS; SOIL MECHANICS; STARCH;

ECONOMICALLY OPTIMUM NITROGEN RATE (EONR); GRAIN QUALITY; HYBRID SELECTION; TEST WIEGHTS;

CROPS;

CORN; FERTILIZERS; GRAIN; NITROGEN; PROTEINS; SOIL MECHANICS; STARCH;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 31944440845     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2005.0120     Document Type: Article

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