An improved way to determine nitrogen fertiliser requirements of sugarcane crops to meet global environmental challenges

Plant and Soil

Volumn 339, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 51-67

  Thorburn, P J ^a   Biggs, J S ^a   Webster, A J ^a   Biggs, I M ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biofuel; Immobilisation; Mineralisation; N Replacement; Nitrogen use efficiency; Organic matter; Tropical agriculture; Water quality

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; BIOFUEL; CROP YIELD; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; IMMOBILIZATION; NUTRIENT USE EFFICIENCY; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SUGAR CANE; TROPICAL SOIL; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 78651467528     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-010-0406-2     Document Type: Article

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