Growth, yields, and nitrogen-use efficiency of maize (Zea mays L.) and mungbean (Vigna radiata L. Wilczek) as affected by potassium fertilizer in tropical South Asia

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 832-843

  Sangakkara, Ravi ^a   Amarasekera, Prasanna ^a   Stamp, Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA   (Sri Lanka)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cropping seasons; Maize; Mungbean; Nitrogen; Potassium; Tropics

Indexed keywords

CROP PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; CROPPING PRACTICE; FARMING SYSTEM; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GROWTH RATE; HARVESTING; INTEGRATED APPROACH; LEGUME; MAIZE; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT USE EFFICIENCY; OPTIMIZATION; POTASSIUM; SEED; SMALLHOLDER; SOIL DEGRADATION;

SOUTH ASIA;

VIGNA RADIATA; VIGNA RADIATA VAR. RADIATA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 79953152836     PISSN: 00103624     EISSN: 15322416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00103624.2011.552663     Document Type: Article

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