Maximum benefit of a precise nitrogen application system for wheat

Precision Agriculture

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 193-204

  Biermacher, Jon T ^a   Epplin, Francis M ^b   Wade Brorsen, B ^b   Solie, John B ^b   Raun, William R ^b  

^a PLANT BIOLOGY DIVISION   (United States)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Economics; Nitrogen fertilizer; Precision farming; Site specific; Wheat

Indexed keywords

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FERTILIZER; MONITORING; NITROGEN; PRECISION AGRICULTURE; SENSOR; WHEAT;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 33749026619     PISSN: 13852256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11119-006-9017-6     Document Type: Article

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