Effects of reduced irrigation dose and slow release fertiliser on nitrogen use efficiency and crop yield in a semi-arid loamy sand

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 168, Issue , 2016, Pages 68-77

  Chilundo, Mario ^a   Joel, Abraham ^b   Wesström, Ingrid ^b   Brito, Rui ^a   Messing, Ingmar ^b  

^a EDUARDO MONDLANE UNIVERSITY   (Mozambique)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Irrigation method; Maize; Mozambique; Nitrogen fertiliser; Water balance

Indexed keywords

CROPS; EFFICIENCY; FERTILIZERS; NITROGEN; NITROGEN FERTILIZERS; SOLVENTS; UREA;

CROP WATER REQUIREMENTS; INTERACTIVE EFFECT; IRRIGATION METHODS; MAIZE; MANAGEMENT OPTIONS; MOZAMBIQUE; NITROGEN-USE EFFICIENCY; WATER BALANCE;

IRRIGATION;

CROP YIELD; DRIP IRRIGATION; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FURROW IRRIGATION; GROWING SEASON; LOAMY SAND; MAIZE; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT USE EFFICIENCY; PERCOLATION; SEMIARID REGION; WATER BUDGET;

MOZAMBIQUE;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84957540393     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: 18732283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2016.02.004     Document Type: Article

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