Agri-environmental models using Mehlich-III soil phosphorus saturation index for corn in Quebec

Canadian Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 86, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 897-910

  Pellerin, Annie ^a   Parent, Léon Étienne ^a   Tremblay, Catherine ^a   Fortin, Josée ^a   Tremblay, Gilles ^b   Landry, Christine P ^c   Khiari, Lotfi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b CÉROM Centre de recherche sur les grains Inc   (Canada)

^c Institut de recherche et de developpement en agroenvironnement   (Canada)

Author keywords

Corn; Fertilizer P requirement model; Mehlich III soil extraction method; Soil fertility classification; Soil phosphorus saturation; Soil texture; Soybean

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MODELING; ALUMINUM; CROP ROTATION; CROP YIELD; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; EXTRACTION METHOD; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; INDEX METHOD; MAIZE; MODEL VALIDATION; PHOSPHORUS; SATURATION; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL TEST; SOIL TEXTURE; SOYBEAN; YIELD RESPONSE;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; QUEBEC [CANADA];

GLYCINE MAX; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 34248195376     PISSN: 00084271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/S05-071     Document Type: Article

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