Differences in rainfall and temperature define the use of different types of nitrogen fertilizer on managed grassland in UK, NL and Eire

Netherlands Journal of Agricultural Science

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 317-338

  Bussink, D W ^a   Oenema, O ^b  

^a Res Stn Cattle Sheep Horse Husb   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Calcium ammonium nitrate; Fertilizer efficiency; Grassland; Rainfall; Temperature; Urea

Indexed keywords

EID: 4243179520     PISSN: 00282928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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