Cotton nitrogen management in a high-residue conservation system: Source, rate, method, and timing

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1330-1336

  Reiter, M S ^a   Reeves, D W ^b   Burmester, C H ^c  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY; COMPUTER NETWORKS; COTTON; SILT; SOIL CONSERVATION; WATER CONSERVATION;

ALABAMA; CONSERVATION TILLAGE SYSTEMS; COTTON (GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM L.); COVER CROPS; N FERTILIZERS;

NITROGEN FERTILIZERS;

CONSERVATION TILLAGE; COTTON; COVER CROP; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; NITROGEN; SILTY LOAM; VALLEY;

ALABAMA; NORTH AMERICA; TENNESSEE VALLEY; UNITED STATES;

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; SECALE CEREALE;

EID: 51149091472     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2007.0314     Document Type: Article

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