Potential impact of precision nitrogen management on corn yield, protein content, and test weight

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1490-1499

  Miao, Yuxin ^a   Mulla, David J ^b   Hernandez, Jose A ^b   Wiebers, Matt ^c   Robert, Pierre C ^b  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c Mosaic Crop Nutrition   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROPS; NITROGEN; OPTIMIZATION; PROTEINS;

GRAIN QUALITY; PROTEIN CONTENT;

SOIL SURVEYS;

CROPS; NITROGEN; OPTIMIZATION; PROTEINS; SOIL SURVEYS;

CROP YIELD; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; HYBRID; MAIZE; NITROGEN; PRECISION; PROTEIN; WEIGHT;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 36749028880     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2005.0396     Document Type: Article

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