Rate and timing of nitrogen fertilizer application on potato 'FL1867'. Part I: Plant nitrogen uptake and soil nitrogen availability

Field Crops Research

Volumn 183, Issue , 2015, Pages 246-256

  Zotarelli, Lincoln ^a   Rens, Libby R ^a   Cantliffe, Daniel J ^a   Stoffella, Peter J ^a   Gergela, Douglas ^b   Burhans, Dana ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Florida; Nitrogen leaching; Nitrogen use efficiency; Seepage irrigation; Subirrigation

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; AMMONIUM NITRATE; CROP YIELD; CULTIVAR; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; LEACHING; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; NUTRIENT USE EFFICIENCY; POTATO; SEEPAGE; SOIL NITROGEN;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 84940029301     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcr.2015.08.007     Document Type: Article

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