Within-field variability in optimum nitrogen rate for corn linked to soil moisture availability

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 306-316

  Schmidt, John P ^a   Sripada, Ravi P ^b   Beegle, Doug B ^c   Alan Rotz, C ^a   Hong, Nan ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b MONSANTO COMPANY   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA; CORN (ZEA MAYS L.); CORN GRAIN YIELD; FIELD VARIABILITY; GROWING SEASON; GROWTH-LIMITING FACTOR; HILLSLOPES; MOISTURE VARIABILITY; N FERTILIZERS; NITROGEN RATE; SOIL MOISTURE AVAILABILITY; SOIL WATER CONTENT; TEMPORAL CHANGE; WATER AVAILABILITY; WETTING CYCLES; YIELD RESPONSE;

MOISTURE DETERMINATION; SOIL MOISTURE; UNDERWATER SOILS; WATER CONTENT;

GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT);

CROP YIELD; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FIELD METHOD; GROWING SEASON; HILLSLOPE; LIMITING FACTOR; MAIZE; NITROGEN; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL WATER; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; TEMPORAL VARIATION; VOLUME; WATER AVAILABILITY; YIELD RESPONSE;

PENNSYLVANIA; UNITED STATES;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 78751482974     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2010.0184     Document Type: Article

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