Optimal site-specific fertilization and harvesting strategies with respect to crop yield and quality response to nitrogen

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 103, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 478-485

  Meyer Aurich, Andreas ^a   Weersink, Alfons ^b   Gandorfer, Markus ^c   Wagner, Peter ^d  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING AND BIOECONOMY ATB   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^d MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Grain segregation; Site specific nitrogen management; Wheat quality

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; AGRICULTURAL MODELING; CROP YIELD; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; HARVESTING; NITROGEN; PROTEIN; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SITE EFFECT; WHEAT;

GERMANY;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 77955055059     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2010.05.001     Document Type: Article

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