Comparison of nitrogen fertilization methods and rates for subsurface drip irrigated corn in the semi-arid Great Plains

Transactions of the ASABE

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1633-1643

  Tarkalson, David D ^a   Payero, Jose O ^b  

^a Northwest Irrigat Soils Res Lab   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Application method; Application rate; Biomass; Corn; Grain yield; Nitrogen; SDI; Subsurface drip irrigation

Indexed keywords

APPLICATION RATE; CORN; GRAIN YIELD; SDI; SUBSURFACE DRIP IRRIGATION;

APPLICATIONS; ARID REGIONS; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOMASS; CHLOROPHYLL; IRRIGATION; LEACHING; NITROGEN; PORPHYRINS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SOILS; SUBIRRIGATION;

GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT);

BIOMASS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROP YIELD; DRIP IRRIGATION; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; MAIZE; NITROGEN; SEMIARID REGION;

GREAT PLAINS; NEBRASKA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 55249117027     PISSN: 21510032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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