In-Season Root-Zone Nitrogen Management Strategies for Improving Nitrogen Use Efficiency in High-Yielding Maize Production in China

Pedosphere

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 294-303

  Meng, Qing Feng ^a   Chen, Xin Ping ^a   Zhang, Fu Suo ^a   Cao, Ming Hui ^a   Cui, Zhen Ling ^a   Bai, Jin Shun ^a   Yue, Shan Chao ^a   Chen, Su Yi ^b   Muller T ^b  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Apparent N recovery; Environmental pollution; N losses; Optimal N rate; Soil N supply

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; AGRONOMY; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FIELD METHOD; HIGH YIELDING VARIETY; MAIZE; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; NUTRIENT USE EFFICIENCY; RHIZOSPHERE; SOIL NITROGEN;

CHINA;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84860496411     PISSN: 10020160     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1002-0160(12)60016-2     Document Type: Article

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