Irrigation and nitrogen effects on the leaf chlorophyll content and grain yield of maize in different crop years

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 107, Issue , 2012, Pages 133-144

  Széles, Adrienn Ványiné ^a   Megyes, Attila ^a   Nagy, János ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll; Fertilization; Irrigation; Nitrate N; Soil water content; Water use efficiency

Indexed keywords

APPLICATION RATES; CHLOROPHYLL METER READINGS; CROP UPTAKE; ENVIRONMENTAL REASONS; FERTILISATION; FERTILIZATION; FIELD CONDITIONS; FIELD EXPERIMENT; GRAIN YIELD; GROWING SEASON; GROWTH PHASE; GROWTH STAGES; HUNGARY; IRRIGATION TREATMENTS; LEAF CHLOROPHYLL CONTENT; MAIZE (ZEA MAYS L.); NITRATE-N; NITROGEN EFFECTS; SOIL WATER; SOIL WATER CONTENT; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

CHLOROPHYLL; CROPS; DROUGHT; FERTILIZERS; GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT); GRAIN GROWTH; IRRIGATION; NITRATES; RAIN; SOIL MOISTURE; WATER SUPPLY;

WATER MANAGEMENT;

CHLOROPHYLL; CROP YIELD; DROUGHT; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GROWING SEASON; IRRIGATION; MAIZE; NITROGEN; RAINFALL; SOIL WATER; WATER CONTENT; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

HUNGARY;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84857997983     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2012.02.001     Document Type: Article

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