Efficiency of use of imported nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium and potential for reducing phosphorus imports on Idaho dairy farms

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 89, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 3702-3712

  Hristov, A N ^a   Hazen, W ^a   Ellsworth, J W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

Nitrogen; Nutrient management; Phosphorus; Potassium

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748097130     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(06)72411-0     Document Type: Article

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