Development of a soil N test for fertilizer requirements for corn production in Quebec

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 50-65

  Miransari, M ^a   Mackenzie, A F ^b  

^a SHAHED UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Corn (Zea mays L.) yield; N fertilizer; N mineralization; Sampling time; Soil depth; Soil N test; SoilN test, soil NH4+ N, soil NO3 N

Indexed keywords

CROP PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; MAIZE; MINERALIZATION; NITRATE; SAMPLING; SEEDING; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL TEST;

CANADA; QUEBEC [CANADA];

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 78650237788     PISSN: 00103624     EISSN: 15322416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00103624.2011.528715     Document Type: Article

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