Winter wheat cultivars and nitrogen (N) fertilization-Effects on root growth, N uptake efficiency and N use efficiency

European Journal of Agronomy

Volumn 68, Issue , 2015, Pages 38-49

  Rasmussen, Irene Skovby ^a   Dresbøll, Dorte Bodin ^a   Thorup Kristensen, Kristian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Deep soil layers; NUE; NUpE; Root density; Root depth; Soil N depletion

Indexed keywords

CULTIVAR; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GROWTH RATE; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; NUTRIENT USE EFFICIENCY; ROOT; SANDY LOAM; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL FERTILITY; WHEAT;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 84929658115     PISSN: 11610301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eja.2015.04.003     Document Type: Article

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