Environmental influences on optimum nitrogen fertiliser rates for temperate dairy pastures

European Journal of Agronomy

Volumn 45, Issue , 2013, Pages 132-141

  Pembleton, Keith G ^a   Rawnsley, Richard P ^a   Burkitt, Lucy L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Australia; Inorganic nitrogen fertilisers; Nitrogen response; Soil nitrogen testing; Tasmania; Temperate pastures

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GROWTH RATE; PASTURE; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT; WATER AVAILABILITY; YIELD RESPONSE;

AUSTRALIA; TASMANIA;

EID: 84871777588     PISSN: 11610301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eja.2012.09.006     Document Type: Article

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