Controlled release fertilizer product effects on potato crop response and nitrous oxide emissions under rain-fed production on a medium-textured soil

Canadian Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 759-769

  Zebarth, Bernie J ^a   Snowdon, Emily ^a,b   Burton, David L ^b   Goyer, Claudia ^a   Dowbenko, Ray ^c  

^a FREDERICTON RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan   (Canada)

Author keywords

Environmentally smart nitrogen; Nitrate exposure; Nitrogen nutrition index; Petiole nitrate concentration; Polymer coated urea; Soil nitrate; Solanum tuberosum

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL EMISSION; AGRICULTURAL SOIL; AGRONOMY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CROP PRODUCTION; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; LEACHING; NITROUS OXIDE; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; POLYMER; POTATO; RAINFED AGRICULTURE; SOIL TEXTURE; UREA;

ATLANTIC COAST [CANADA]; ATLANTIC COAST [NORTH AMERICA]; CANADA;

EID: 84865339883     PISSN: 00084271     EISSN: 19181841     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/CJSS2012-008     Document Type: Article

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