Assessing Nitrogen Fertilization Strategies in Winter Wheat and Cotton Crops in Northern Greece

Pedosphere

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 689-697

  Polychronaki, E ^a   Douma, C ^a   Giourga, C ^a   Loumou, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE AEGEAN   (Greece)

^b TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE OF KALAMATA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Mediterranean; Nitrification inhibitors; Split application

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COTTON; CROP YIELD; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; INHIBITOR; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN; SEEDING; SOIL NITROGEN; WHEAT;

GREECE;

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 84865603586     PISSN: 10020160     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1002-0160(12)60054-X     Document Type: Article

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