Evaluation of polymer-coated urea and urease inhibitor for winter wheat in Southern Alberta

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 102, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1210-1216

  McKenzie, Ross H ^a   Middleton, A B ^a   Pfiffner, P G ^a   Bremer, E ^b  

^a ALBERTA AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT   (Canada)

^b Symbio Ag Consulting   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBERTA; AMMONIUM NITRATE; ANHYDROUS AMMONIA; CANADIAN PRAIRIE; GRAIN YIELD; N FERTILIZERS; NITROGEN FERTILIZATION; POLYMER COATINGS; PROTEIN CONCENTRATIONS; SOIL SURFACES; TRIAMIDES; UREASE INHIBITORS; WINTER WHEAT; WINTER WHEAT (TRITICUM AESTIVUM L.);

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; FERTILIZERS; GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT); PLASTIC COATINGS; POLYMERS; PROTEINS; SEED; SOILS; UREA;

METABOLISM;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 77954274049     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2009.0194     Document Type: Article

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