Grain N and P relationships in maize

Field Crops Research

Volumn 126, Issue , 2012, Pages 1-7

  Bélanger, Gilles ^a   Claessens, Annie ^a   Ziadi, Noura ^a  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Corn; Diagnosis; N:P ratio; Nitrogen; Phosphorus

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; CROP YIELD; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; LEAF; MAIZE; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PHOSPHORUS; PHYTOMASS; SOIL NUTRIENT; STOICHIOMETRY;

CANADA; QUEBEC [CANADA];

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 80054116230     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcr.2011.09.016     Document Type: Article

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