Corn (Zea mays L.) plant characteristics and grain yield response to n fertilization programs in No-illage system

American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Science

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 279-286

  Liu, Kesi ^a   Wiatrak, Pawel ^a  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll content; Chlorophyll meter; Conventional tillage (CT); Grain yield; Leaf area index (LAI); Nitrogen (N); No Tillage system (NT); Normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI); Soil plant analysis development (SPAD)

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 79960207710     PISSN: 15574989     EISSN: 15574997     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3844/ajabssp.2011.279.286     Document Type: Article

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