Urea foliar application as a partial substitution of soil-applied nitrogen fertilization for some maize cultivars grown in newly cultivated soil

Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences

Volumn 5, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 826-832

  Afifi, M H M ^a   Khalifa, R Kh M ^a   Camilia, Y El Dewiny ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Maize varieties; Newly cultivated soil; Nutrient content; Nutrient uptake; Soil applied nitrogen; Urea foliar spray

Indexed keywords

EID: 82655166165     PISSN: 19918178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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