Profitability of variable rate nitrogen application in wheat production

Precision Agriculture

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 473-487

  Boyer, Christopher N ^a   Wade Brorsen, B ^a   Solie, John B ^a   Raun, William R ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Optical reflectance sensing; Profitability; Uniform rate application; Variable rate application; Wheat

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; NITROGEN; PRECISION AGRICULTURE; PROFITABILITY; REFLECTANCE; WHEAT;

OKLAHOMA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 79960055897     PISSN: 13852256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11119-010-9190-5     Document Type: Article

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