Assessing internal crop nitrogen use efficiency in high-yielding irrigated cotton

Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 147-156

  Rochester, Ian J ^a  

^a Australian Cotton Research Institute   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cotton nutrition; N fertiliser; N fertiliser recovery; N use efficiency

Indexed keywords

CARBON EMISSION; COTTON; CROP YIELD; CROPPING PRACTICE; DROUGHT STRESS; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GREENHOUSE GAS; GROWTH RATE; HIGH YIELDING VARIETY; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; LEGUME; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT USE EFFICIENCY;

AUSTRALIA;

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM;

EID: 79953762322     PISSN: 13851314     EISSN: 15730867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10705-010-9418-9     Document Type: Article

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