Nitrogen Concentration and Dry-Matter Accumulation in Maize Crop: Assessing Maize Nitrogen Status with an Allometric Function and a Chlorophyll Meter

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis

Volumn 43, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1563-1575

  Yang, Yang ^a,b   Timlin, Dennis J ^b   Fleisher, David H ^b   Lokhande, Suresh B ^c   Chun, Jong A ^d   Kim, Soo Hyung ^e   Staver, Kenneth ^f   Reddy, V R ^b  

^a DOW AGROSCIENCES LLC   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d APEC Climate Center   (South Korea)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll meter; growth; leaf; maize; nitrogen status diagnosis

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; ALLOMETRY; BIOACCUMULATION; CHLOROPHYLL; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DRY MATTER; GROWTH RATE; MAIZE; NITROGEN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; SHOOT;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84861741024     PISSN: 00103624     EISSN: 15322416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00103624.2012.675393     Document Type: Article

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