Economically optimal nitrogen rates of corn: Management zones delineated from soil and terrain attributes

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 103, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1026-1035

  Jaynes, Dan B ^a   Kaspar, Thomas C ^a   Colvin, Tom S ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

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GLYCINE MAX; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 79960666054     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: 14350645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2010.0472     Document Type: Article

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