Nitrogen fertilization strategies for organic wheat production: Crop yield and nitrate leaching

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 108, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 770-781

  Tosti, Giacomo ^a   Farneselli, Michela ^a   Benincasa, Paolo ^a   Guiducci, Marcello ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

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EID: 84960172626     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: 14350645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2015.0464     Document Type: Article

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