Increased maize yield using slow-release attapulgite-coated fertilizers

Agronomy for Sustainable Development

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 657-665

  Guan, Yu ^a   Song, Chao ^a   Gan, Yantai ^b   Li, Feng Min ^a  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Attapulgite; Fertilizer use efficiency; Maize; Rain fed cropland; Slow release fertilizer

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GROWTH RATE; MAIZE; NUTRIENT CYCLING; SEMIARID REGION;

CHINA;

EID: 84902197109     PISSN: 17740746     EISSN: 17730155     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13593-013-0193-2     Document Type: Article

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