Alternate wetting and drying irrigation and controlled-release nitrogen fertilizer in late-season rice. Effects on dry matter accumulation, yield, water and nitrogen use

Field Crops Research

Volumn 144, Issue , 2013, Pages 212-224

  Ye, Yushi ^a   Liang, Xinqiang ^a   Chen, Yingxu ^a   Liu, Jin ^a,b   Gu, Jiatao ^b   Guo, Ru ^b   Li, Liang ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Key Laboratory for Water Pollution Control and Environmental Safety of Zhejiang Province   (China)

Author keywords

Controlled release nitrogen fertilizer; Dry matter production; Grain yield; Nitrogen use efficiency; Water productivity; Water saving irrigation

Indexed keywords

ACCUMULATION RATE; ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; CROP YIELD; DRY MATTER; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRIENT USE; PARAMETERIZATION; RICE; UREA; WATER LEVEL; WETTING;

EID: 84874562954     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcr.2012.12.003     Document Type: Article

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