Corn production response to tillage and nitrogen application in dry-land environment

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 124, Issue , 2012, Pages 138-143

  Liu, Kesi ^a   Wiatrak, Pawel ^b  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Corn; Dryland; Grain yield; N fertilization; Plant characteristics; Tillage systems

Indexed keywords

CORN; DRYLAND; GRAIN YIELD; N FERTILIZATION; PLANT CHARACTERISTICS; TILLAGE SYSTEM;

AGRICULTURE; CHLOROPHYLL; GRAIN GROWTH; NITROGEN FERTILIZERS; RAIN;

AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY;

CHLOROPHYLL; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CROP PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; DRYLAND FARMING; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; MAIZE; NDVI; NITROGEN; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RAINFED AGRICULTURE; TILLAGE; WATER AVAILABILITY; YIELD RESPONSE;

CORN BELT; UNITED STATES;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84862489918     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.still.2012.05.017     Document Type: Article

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