Impact of variable-rate application of nitrogen on yield and profit: A case study from South Africa

Precision Agriculture

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 448-463

  Maine, Ntsikane ^a   Lowenberg DeBoer, James ^b   Nell, Wilhelem Thomas ^c   Alemu, Zerihun Gudeta ^d  

^a Department of Public Works   (South Africa)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

^d DEVELOPMENT BANK OF SOUTHERN AFRICA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Precision agriculture; South Africa; Spatial regression models; Variable rate application

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS; CROP YIELD; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FARM SIZE; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; MAIZE; NITROGEN; PRECISION AGRICULTURE; PROFITABILITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOIL DEPTH; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; YIELD RESPONSE;

SOUTH AFRICA;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 77956693880     PISSN: 13852256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11119-009-9139-8     Document Type: Article

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