Using active canopy sensing to adjust nitrogen application rate in corn

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 104, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 926-933

  Barker, D W ^a   Sawyer, J E ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84863856465     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: 14350645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2012.0030     Document Type: Article

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