A site-specific slurry application technique on grassland and on arable crops

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 280-286

  Schellberg, Jürgen ^a   Lock, Reiner ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Grassland; Maize; Nitrogen; Precision agriculture; Slurry application

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN; PRECISION AGRICULTURE; UNLOADING;

AGRICULTURAL AREAS; AGRICULTURAL LAND; ARABLE CROPS; GEOGRAPHIC POSITIONS; GRASSLAND; MAIZE; SITE-SPECIFIC; VARIABLE RATE APPLICATION;

AGRICULTURE;

FERTILIZER;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; ARABLE FARMING; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLOW CONTROL; FLOW MEASUREMENT; GRASSLAND; HETEROGENEITY; MAIZE; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT LOSS; PRECISION AGRICULTURE; SLURRY;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CROP; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FLOW RATE; GEOGRAPHY; GRASSLAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 51349118532     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2008.05.044     Document Type: Article

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