High Rate of Nitrogen Fertilization Increases the Crop Water Stress Index of Corn under Soil Drought

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis

Volumn 43, Issue 22, 2012, Pages 2865-2877

  Lin, Lirong ^a   Chen, Jiazhou ^a   Cai, Chongfa ^a  

^a HUAZHONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Corn; crop water stress index; N fertilization; soil drought; water and nitrogen interaction

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; CROP YIELD; DROUGHT STRESS; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GROWTH RATE; IRRIGATION; MAIZE; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL NUTRIENT; SUBTROPICAL REGION; WATER STRESS; WATER USE;

CHINA;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84870395813     PISSN: 00103624     EISSN: 15322416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00103624.2012.728265     Document Type: Article

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