Nitrogen and phosphorus effects on water use efficiency of spring wheat grown in a semi-arid region of the Canadian prairies

Canadian Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 573-587

  Krobel R ^a   Campbell, C A ^a   Zentner, R P ^b   Lemke, R ^c   Steppuhn, H ^b   Desjardins, R L ^a   De Jong, R ^a  

^a OTTAWA RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

^b SWIFT CURRENT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

^c SASKATOON RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fertilizer; Precipitation use efficiency; Spring wheat; Summer fallow; Water use efficiency

Indexed keywords

CROP ROTATION; FALLOW; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GROWTH RATE; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; PRAIRIE; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SEMIARID REGION; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL WATER; WATER USE EFFICIENCY; WHEAT;

CANADA; SASKATCHEWAN;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 84862014439     PISSN: 00084271     EISSN: 19181841     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/CJSS2011-055     Document Type: Article

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