Long-term manure application and forages reduce nitrogen fertilizer requirements of silage corn-cereal cropping systems

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 102, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1244-1251

  Nyiraneza, J ^a   Chantigny, M H ^a   N'Dayegamiye, A ^b   Laverdiere M R ^b  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b Institut de recherche et de developpement en agroenvironnement   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEREAL CROPPING; CROPPING SYSTEMS; HORDEUM; MACROAGGREGATES; MANURE APPLICATIONS; PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTERS; SILAGE CORN; SOIL MACROAGGREGATES; STABLE FORM; SUPPLY CAPACITY; VULGARIS; WHEAT (TRITICUM AESTIVUM L.);

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; MANURES; RECOVERY; SOILS;

NITROGEN FERTILIZERS;

HORDEUM; HORDEUM VULGARE; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 77954265724     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2009.0480     Document Type: Article

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