Stover management and nitrogen fertilization effects on corn production

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 105, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1264-1270

  Biau, Anna ^a   Santiveri, Francisca ^a   Lloveras, Jaume ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

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EID: 84881007399     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: 14350645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2012.0486     Document Type: Article

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