Do synergistic relationships between nitrogen and water influence the ability of corn to use nitrogen derived from fertilizer and soil?

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 551-556

  Kim, Ki In ^a   Clay, D E ^b   Carlson, C G ^b   Clay, S A ^b   Trooien, T ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRONOMY; CROPS; RATE CONSTANTS; SOILS; WATER;

CORN; SOIL WATER REGIME; SPLIT-BLOCK EXPERIMENT; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

NITROGEN FERTILIZERS;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 44449160793     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2007.0064     Document Type: Article

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