Coupling effects of urea types and subsoiling on nitrogen-water use and yield of different varieties of maize in northern China

Field Crops Research

Volumn 142, Issue , 2013, Pages 85-94

  Hu, Hengyu ^a   Ning, Tangyuan ^a   Li, Zengjia ^a   Han, Huifang ^a   Zhang, Zongzheng ^a   Qin, Shujun ^a   Zheng, Yanhai ^b  

^a SHANDONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

Author keywords

Controlled release urea; Maize varieties; Nitrogen water use; Subsoiling; Yield

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; BIOMASS; CROP YIELD; MAIZE; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; SOIL NITROGEN; SUBSOIL; UREA; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

CHINA;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84871892796     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcr.2012.12.001     Document Type: Article

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