Nitrogen fertilizer effects on irrigated conventional tillage corn yields and soil carbon and nitrogen pools

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 871-878

  Jantalia, Claudia Pozzi ^a   Halvorson, Ardell D ^b  

^a EMBRAPA AGROBIOLOGIA   (Brazil)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

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EID: 79957602433     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: 14350645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2010.0455     Document Type: Article

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