Wheat response to nitrogen splitting applied to a Vertisols in different tillage systems and cropping rotations under typical Mediterranean climatic conditions

European Journal of Agronomy

Volumn 43, Issue , 2012, Pages 24-32

  López Bellido, Luis ^a   Muñoz Romero, Verónica ^a   Benítez Vega, Jorge ^a   Fernández García, Purificación ^a   Redondo, Ramón ^b   López Bellido, Rafael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

15N recovery; Chickpea; Faba bean; Grain yield; No tillage; Soil nitrate; Sunflower

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CONDITIONS; CONSERVATION TILLAGE; CROP ROTATION; CROP YIELD; DICOTYLEDON; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; LEGUME; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; NITRATE; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; NUTRIENT USE EFFICIENCY; SOIL PROFILE; SUSTAINABILITY; VERTISOL; WHEAT; ZERO TILLAGE;

CICER ARIETINUM; HELIANTHUS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; VICIA FABA;

EID: 84861550369     PISSN: 11610301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eja.2012.05.002     Document Type: Article

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