Effect of subsoil tillage depth on nutrient accumulation, root distribution, and grain yield in spring maize

Crop Journal

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 297-307

  Cai, Hongguang ^a   Ma, Wei ^b   Zhang, Xiuzhi ^a   Ping, Jieqing ^c   Yan, Xiaogong ^a   Liu, Jianzhao ^a   Yuan, Jingchao ^a   Wang, Lichun ^a   Ren, Jun ^a  

^a JILIN ACADEMY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Grain yield; Nutrient accumulation; Root morphology; Spring maize; Subsoil tillage

Indexed keywords

EID: 85010505533     PISSN: 20955421     EISSN: 22145141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cj.2014.04.006     Document Type: Article

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