Spatial variability of barley (Hordeum vulgare) and corn (Zea mays L.) yields, yield response to fertilizer N and soil N test levels

Canadian Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 307-316

  O'Halloran, I P ^a   Von Bertoldi, A P ^a   Peterson, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Site specific crop management; Topography; Variogram

Indexed keywords

CROP YIELD; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; SOIL NITROGEN; SPATIAL VARIATION; TOPOGRAPHY; VARIOGRAM;

HORDEUM; HORDEUM VULGARE; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; ZEA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 8344232741     PISSN: 00084271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/S03-041     Document Type: Article

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