Effects of two kinds of variable-rate nitrogen application strategies on the production of winter wheat (Triticum aestivum)

New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 149-155

  Zhao, Chunjiang ^a   Chen, Pengfei ^a,b   Huang, Wenjiang ^a   Wang, Jihua ^a   Wang, Zhijie ^c   Jiang, Aning ^d  

^a NATIONAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH CENTER FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN AGRICULTURE   (China)

^b CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^d INNER MONGOLIA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Optimised soil adjusted vegetation index; Precision agriculture; SPAD reading; Variable rate nitrogen application; Winter wheat

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877927351     PISSN: 01140671     EISSN: 11758783     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01140670909510260     Document Type: Article

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