Green manure as nitrogen source for sweet corn in a warm-temperate environment

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 98, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1173-1180

  Cherr, C M ^a,b   Scholberg, J M S ^a   McSorley, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; CROPS; MANURES; SOLAR RADIATION;

GREEN MANURE; MONOCULTURE CORN; SWEET CORN; WARM TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT;

NITROGEN;

CORN; MANURE; NITROGEN; SUN LIGHT;

CANNABIS; CROTALARIA; CROTALARIA JUNCEA; LUPINUS ANGUSTIFOLIUS; VICIA; VICIA SATIVA; VICIA SATIVA SUBSP. NIGRA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33749187483     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2005.0036     Document Type: Article

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