Meta-analysis of the effect of urease and nitrification inhibitors on crop productivity and nitrogen use efficiency

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 189, Issue , 2014, Pages 136-144

  Abalos, Diego ^a   Jeffery, Simon ^b   Sanz Cobena, Alberto ^a   Guardia, Guillermo ^a   Vallejo, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Crop yield; DCD; DMPP; NBPT; Nitrogen use efficiency

Indexed keywords

EID: 84898659248     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2014.03.036     Document Type: Article

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