Opportunities for improving the efficency of use of nitrogen fertiliser in the Australian sugar industry

32nd Annual Conference of the Australian Society of Sugar Cane Technologists 2010, ASSCT 2010

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 221-233

  Wood, A W ^a   Schroeder, B L ^b   Dwyer, R ^a  

^a CSR Sugar ^*  (United States)

^b BSES LIMITED   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fertiliser use efficiency; Nitrogen fertiliser; Nitrogen management; Sugarcane; Sustainable production

Indexed keywords

APPLICATION PROGRAMS; EFFICIENCY; NITROGEN; NITROGEN FERTILIZERS; NUTRIENTS; SUGAR CANE;

AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES; APPLICATION RATES; GREAT BARRIER REEF; MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; NITROGEN MANAGEMENT; NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT; SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION; USE EFFICIENCY;

SUGAR INDUSTRY;

EID: 79955726142     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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