A strategic and tactical management approach to select optimal N fertilizer rates for wheat in a spatially variable field

European Journal of Agronomy

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 215-222

  Basso, Bruno ^a,b,c   Ritchie, Joe T ^d   Cammarano, Davide ^c   Sartori, Luigi ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Marginal net return; Nitrate leaching; Nitrogen rates, SALUS model; Spatial variability; Stratigic and tactical management; Wheat

Indexed keywords

CROP PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; DATA SET; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; HIGH YIELDING VARIETY; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; LANDSCAPE; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PROTEIN; RAINFALL; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL WATER; SPATIAL VARIATION; SUSTAINABILITY; WHEAT;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 80051668583     PISSN: 11610301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eja.2011.06.004     Document Type: Article

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