Improved yield and nitrogen use efficiency of corn following soybean in irrigated sandy loams

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 1693-1703

  Attia, Ahmed ^a,b   Shapiro, Charles ^a   Kranz, William ^a   Mamo, Mitiku ^a   Mainz, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Abbreviations: C1; C2; CC; Continuous corn; Cornsoybean rotation; CS; Difference in nitrogen rates at maximum yield; DNM; Fertilizer replacement value; First year corn; FRV; Harvest index; HI; NHI; Nitrogen harvest index; Nitrogen recovery efficiency; Nitrogen use efficiency; NRE; NUE; Second year corn

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; CESIUM; EFFICIENCY; FERTILIZERS; HARVESTING; NITROGEN; NITROGEN FERTILIZERS; SOIL CONDITIONERS; SOILS;

ABBREVIATIONS: C1; C2; CC; CONTINUOUS CORN; CORN-SOYBEAN ROTATIONS; DNM; FIRST YEAR; FRV; HARVEST INDEX; HI; NHI; NITROGEN RATE; NITROGEN RECOVERY; NITROGEN-USE EFFICIENCY; NRE; NUE; SECOND-YEAR CORN;

NITROGEN FIXATION;

CROP IMPROVEMENT; CROP YIELD; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; HARVESTING; MAIZE; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; SANDY LOAM; SOIL IMPROVEMENT; SOYBEAN; TEMPORAL PERIOD;

NEW JERSEY; NORTH BRUNSWICK; UNITED STATES;

GLYCINE MAX; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84951186266     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: 14350661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2015.05.0200     Document Type: Article

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