A comprehensive study of plant density consequences on nitrogen uptake dynamics of maize plants from vegetative to reproductive stages

Field Crops Research

Volumn 121, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 2-18

  Ciampitti, Ignacio A ^a   Vyn, Tony J ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Crop growth rate; Leaf area index; Nitrogen fertilization rate; Nitrogen uptake rate; Nitrogen use efficiency; Plant density

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; BEETLE; CROP YIELD; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GENOTYPE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; GROWTH RATE; LEAF AREA INDEX; MAIZE; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; NUTRIENT USE EFFICIENCY; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; VEGETATIVE REPRODUCTION;

DIABROTICA; EMBRYOPHYTA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 79151475900     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcr.2010.10.009     Document Type: Article

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