Optimizing Fertilizer Nitrogen for Winter Wheat Production in Yangtze River Region in China

Journal of Plant Nutrition

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 1639-1655

  Yi, Q ^a,b   He, P ^a   Zhang, X Z ^a   Yang, L ^a   Xiong, G Y ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL SCIENCE   (China)

Author keywords

nitrogen; optimizing fertilization; SPAD; winter wheat; Yangtze River region

Indexed keywords

EID: 84941761579     PISSN: 01904167     EISSN: 15324087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01904167.2015.1061547     Document Type: Article

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