Nitrogen accumulation in shoots as a function of growth stage of corn and winter wheat

Journal of Plant Nutrition

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 165-182

  Girma, Kefyalew ^a   Holtz, Starr ^b   Tubaña, Brenda ^c   Solie, John ^a   Raun, William ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MONSANTO COMPANY   (United States)

^c Environmental and Soil Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomass; Corn; Nitrogen

Indexed keywords

TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 78649756984     PISSN: 01904167     EISSN: 15324087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01904167.2011.533320     Document Type: Article

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