Potato response to a polymer-coated urea on an irrigated, coarse-textured soil

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 101, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 897-905

  Wilson, Melissa L ^a   Rosen, Carl J ^a   Moncrief, John F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDITIONAL TREATMENT; APPLICATION TIMING; CALGARY; COARSE-TEXTURED SOILS; CONTROLLED-RELEASE FERTILIZERS; FERTIGATIONS; FIELD STUDIES; LOAMY SAND; MONETARY RETURNS; NET RETURN; SOIL SAMPLE; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; TUBER YIELD;

LEACHING; METABOLISM; PLANTS (BOTANY); PLASTIC COATINGS; SOILS; UREA;

UREA FERTILIZERS;

SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 68149145574     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2008.0192x     Document Type: Article

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