A framework for determining the efficient combination of organic materials and mineral fertilizer applied in maize cropping

Field Crops Research

Volumn 124, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 302-315

  Pinitpaitoon, S ^a   Suwanarit, A ^a   Bell, R W ^b  

^a KASETSART UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carbon nitrogen ratio; DSSAT; Low nutrient compost; Profitability; Sensitivity analysis

Indexed keywords

BULK DENSITY; CARBON; COMPOST; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; CROPPING PRACTICE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; MAIZE; MANURE; MINERAL; MINERALIZATION; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT CYCLING; ORGANIC MATTER; PROFITABILITY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; YIELD RESPONSE;

THAILAND;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 80052809959     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcr.2011.06.018     Document Type: Article

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