Fertilizer residence time affects nitrogen uptake efficiency and growth of sweet corn

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 1271-1278

  Zotarelli, L ^a   Scholberg, J M ^b,c   Dukes, M D ^a   Munoz Carpena R ^a  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERTILIZERS; GROWTH KINETICS; LEACHING; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS;

FERTILIZER N UPTAKE EFFICIENCY (FUE); NON-PLANTED COLUMNS; SWEET CORN;

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS;

FERTILIZER; NITROGEN; POTASSIUM NITRATE;

ARTICLE; AUTUMN; CALCULATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DENSITY; DYNAMICS; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); LEACHING; MAIZE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NITROGEN UPTAKE; PLANT GROWTH; RISK; SOIL; SPRING; TIME;

CLIMATE; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; FERTILIZERS; NITROGEN; WATER; ZEA MAYS;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 43749110747     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2007.0460     Document Type: Article

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