Grain yields in relation to N requirement: Optimizing nitrogen management for spring maize grown in China

Field Crops Research

Volumn 129, Issue , 2012, Pages 1-6

  Hou, Peng ^a   Gao, Qiang ^b   Xie, Ruizhi ^c   Li, Shaokun ^c   Meng, Qingfeng ^a   Kirkby, Ernest A ^d   Römheld, Volker ^e   Müller, Torsten ^e   Zhang, Fusuo ^a   Cui, Zhenling ^a   Chen, Xinping ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b JILIN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

N concentration; N uptake requirement; N efficient hybrids; Yield increase

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; CROP YIELD; CULTIVAR; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; HYBRID; MAIZE; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; OPTIMIZATION; SENESCENCE; STRAW; YIELD RESPONSE;

CHINA;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84862793526     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcr.2012.01.006     Document Type: Article

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