In-soil banded versus post-seeding liquid nitrogen applications in no-till spring wheat and canola

Canadian Journal of Plant Science

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 223-232

  Holzapfel, C B ^a   Lafond, G P ^b   Brandt, S A ^c   May, W E ^b   Johnston, A M ^d  

^a Indian Head Agricultural Research Foundation   (Canada)

^b Indian Head Research Farm   (Canada)

^c Scott Research Farm   (Canada)

^d Phosphate and Potash Institute of Canada   (Canada)

Author keywords

Brassica napus L.; Nitrogen management; No till; Surface dribble; Triticum aestivum L.; Urea ammonium nitrate

Indexed keywords

CANOLA; DRY SEASON; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GROWING SEASON; NITROGEN; SEEDING; WHEAT; ZERO TILLAGE;

BRASSICA NAPUS; BRASSICA NAPUS VAR. NAPUS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 34347337574     PISSN: 00084220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/P05-224     Document Type: Article

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