Need for a soil-based approach in managing nitrogen fertilizers for profitable corn production

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 172-182

  Mulvaney, R L ^a   Khan, S A ^a   Ellsworth, T R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROPS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; MICROORGANISMS; PLANTS (BOTANY); PRODUCTIVITY; SOIL TESTING;

ILLINOIS PROVEN-YIELD (PY) METHOD; ILLINOIS SOIL N TEST (ISNT); MICROBIAL N IMMOBILIZATION; NITROGEN FERTILIZATION;

NITROGEN FERTILIZERS;

CROPS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; MICROORGANISMS; NITROGEN FERTILIZERS; PLANTS (BOTANY); PRODUCTIVITY; SOIL TESTING;

FERTILIZER APPLICATION; NITROGEN; WHEAT;

GLYCINE MAX; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 32044440742     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2005.0034     Document Type: Article

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