Dairy manure compost effects on corn silage production and soil properties

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 100, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1541-1545

  Butler, Twain J ^a   Han, Kun J ^b   Muir, James P ^c   Weindorf, David C ^d   Lastly, Laura ^e  

^a PLANT BIOLOGY DIVISION   (United States)

^b Louisiana State University AgCenter   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL CENTER   (United States)

^e TARLETON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPLICATIONS; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESES; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY MEASUREMENT; FERTILIZERS; GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT); MAGNESIUM PRINTING PLATES; MANURES; NITROGEN FERTILIZERS; NUTRIENTS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SOILS;

COMPOST APPLICATIONS; CORN SILAGES; DAIRY MANURES; DRY MATTERS; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITIES; FIELD STUDIES; GROWING SEASONS; INORGANIC FERTILIZERS; INORGANIC N FERTILIZERS; NUTRITIVE VALUES; PLANT NUTRIENTS; SOIL CHARACTERISTICS; SOIL EC; SOIL NUTRIENTS; SOIL ORGANIC MATTERS; SOIL PH; SOIL PROPERTIES; SPLIT APPLICATIONS; ZEA MAYS L.;

COMPOSTING;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 56849089242     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2008.0033     Document Type: Article

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