Comparison of economic optimum nitrogen rates for rice in arkansas

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 102, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1099-1108

  Watkins, K B ^a   Hignight, J A ^a   Norman, R J ^b   Roberts, T L ^b   Slaton, N A ^b   Wilson Jr , C E ^a   Frizzell, D L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST DATA; ECONOMIC OPTIMUM; ECONOMIC OPTIMUM N RATES; FUNCTIONAL FORMS; LINEAR PLATEAUX; NITROGEN RATE; NON-LINEAR OPTIMIZATION; ORYZA SATIVA; QUADRATIC FIT; QUADRATIC FUNCTION; RICE YIELD; SHARKEY CLAY; SILT LOAM; SQUARE ROOTS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

NUMBER THEORY; NUMERICAL METHODS; OPTIMIZATION; SILT;

LOCATION;

ORYZA SATIVA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 77954308545     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2009.0497     Document Type: Article

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