Effects of nitrogen and sulfur application on grain yield, nutrient accumulation, and harvest indexes in maize

Journal of Plant Nutrition

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1080-1097

  Pagani, Agustín ^a   Echeverría, Hernán E ^a   Andrade, Fernando H ^a   Sainz Rozas, Hernán R ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TECNOLOGÍA AGROPECUARIA INTA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

harvest index; maize crop; nitrogen uptake; sulfur uptake

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84861449530     PISSN: 01904167     EISSN: 15324087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01904167.2012.671410     Document Type: Article

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