A review of copper fertilizer management for optimum yield and quality of crops in the Canadian Prairie Provinces

Canadian Journal of Plant Science

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 605-619

  Malhi, S S ^a   Karamanos, R E ^b  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b Western Co operative Fertilizers Limited   (Canada)

Author keywords

Application time; Cu source; Foliar application; Granular Cu; Growth stage; Placement method; Rate of Cu; Seedrow placed Cu; Soil incorporation; Wheat

Indexed keywords

COPPER; CROP YIELD; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GRASSLAND SOIL; PRAIRIE; SEED PRODUCTION; SOIL FERTILITY; WHEAT; YIELD RESPONSE;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

AVENA; BRASSICA NAPUS; BRASSICA NAPUS VAR. NAPUS; HORDEUM; LINUM USITATISSIMUM; MEDICAGO SATIVA; PHLEUM PRATENSE; PISUM SATIVUM; POACEAE; SECALE CEREALE; TRIFOLIUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 34248194282     PISSN: 00084220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/P05-148     Document Type: Review

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