Corn yield response to nitrogen fertilizer and irrigation in the southeastern Coastal Plain

Applied Engineering in Agriculture

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 429-438

  Stone, K C ^a   Camp, C R ^a   Sadler, E J ^b   Evans, D E ^a   Millen, J A ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Center pivot; Maize; Precision farming; Production function.; Site specific; Variable rate irrigation; Water conservation

Indexed keywords

CENTER PIVOT; PRECISION FARMING; PRODUCTION FUNCTION; SITE-SPECIFIC; VARIABLE RATE IRRIGATIONS;

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; CROPS; CULTIVATION; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; DECISION THEORY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; IRRIGATION; NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT; NITROGEN; NITROGEN FIXATION; PROFITABILITY; RAIN; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOILS; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; WATER RECYCLING; WATER RESOURCES;

NITROGEN FERTILIZERS;

GLYCINE MAX; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 77954699808     PISSN: 08838542     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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