Wheat improves nitrogen use efficiency of maize and soybean-based cropping systems

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 210, Issue , 2015, Pages 1-10

  Gaudin, Amélie C M ^a   Janovicek, Ken ^b   Deen, Bill ^b   Hooker, David C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Maize; MERN; Nitrogen; Nitrogen use efficiency; Rotation diversity; Soybean; Wheat

Indexed keywords

COVER CROP; CROP ROTATION; CROPPING PRACTICE; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; LEGUME; MAIZE; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT USE EFFICIENCY; SOYBEAN; WHEAT;

GLYCINE MAX; TRIFOLIUM PRATENSE; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84926344799     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2015.04.034     Document Type: Article

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