Nitrogen utilization efficiency in maize as affected by hybrid and N rate in late-sown crops

Field Crops Research

Volumn 168, Issue , 2014, Pages 27-37

  Caviglia, O P ^a,b   Melchiori, R J M ^a   Sadras, V O ^c  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TECNOLOGÍA AGROPECUARIA INTA   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE ENTRE RÍOS   (Argentina)

^c SOUTH AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Allometry; Harvest index; Late sowing; Nitrogen nutrition index; Nitrogen use efficiency

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; BACTERIUM; BIOMASS ALLOCATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CROP YIELD; HYBRID; MAIZE; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; SOLAR RADIATION; SOWING; TEMPERATURE;

ARGENTINA; ENTRE RIOS; PARANA [ENTRE RIOS];

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84909631085     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcr.2014.08.005     Document Type: Article

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