Comparison of nitrogen management zone delineation methods for corn grain yield

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 405-414

  Derby, Nathan E ^a   Casey, Francis X M ^a   Franzen, David W ^a  

^a NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; STATISTICAL METHODS;

AGRICULTURAL INPUTS; CORN GRAIN YIELD; DELINEATION; SOIL COLOR ZONE;

CROPS;

CORN; E I S; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; FERTILIZATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 34248574617     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2006.0027     Document Type: Conference Paper

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