In-Season Prediction of Nitrogen Use Efficiency and Grain Protein in Winter Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis

Volumn 45, Issue 18, 2014, Pages 2480-2494

  Macnack, Natasha ^a   Khim, Bee Chim ^b   Mullock, Jeremiah ^a   Raun, William ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

grain protein; NDVI; nitrogen use efficiency; winter wheat

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CROP YIELD; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GROWTH RATE; NDVI; NITROGEN; PREDICTION; PROTEIN; RAINFALL; WHEAT;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 84912027361     PISSN: 00103624     EISSN: 15322416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00103624.2014.904337     Document Type: Article

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