Cotton nitrogen management in a high-residue conservation system: Cover crop fertilization

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1321-1329

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

^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; CROPS; NITROGEN; SILT; SOIL CONSERVATION; WATER CONSERVATION;

COTTON (GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM L.); COVER CROPS;

NITROGEN FERTILIZERS;

AGGRADATION; CEREAL; COTTON; COVER CROP; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; NITROGEN; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; YIELD RESPONSE; ZERO TILLAGE;

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; SECALE CEREALE;

EID: 51149113096     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2007.0313     Document Type: Article

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