Corn yield, nitrogen use, and corn rootworm infestation of rotations in the northern corn belt

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 854-863

  Pikul Jr , Joseph L ^a   Hammack, Leslie ^a   Riedell, Walter E ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS; NITROGEN FERTILIZERS; SOILS; WATER;

ALFALFA; CROP ROTATION;

CROPS;

FARM CROPS; FERTILIZERS; SOIL; WATER;

CHRYSOMELIDAE; COLEOPTERA; GLYCINE MAX; MEDICAGO SATIVA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33645992450     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2004.0263     Document Type: Article

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