Calculation of theoretical nitrogen rate for simple nitrogen recommendations in intensive cropping systems: A case study on the North China Plain

Field Crops Research

Volumn 124, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 450-458

  Ju, Xiaotang ^a   Christie, Peter ^a,b  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b AGRI FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Environmental risk; High target yield; Intensive agriculture; Soil N balance; Synthetic N fertilizer; Theoretical N rate

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CROP YIELD; CROPPING PRACTICE; DEVELOPING WORLD; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; INTENSIVE AGRICULTURE; RHIZOSPHERE; SOIL NITROGEN;

CHINA; NORTH CHINA PLAIN;

EID: 80052802151     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcr.2011.08.002     Document Type: Article

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