Temporal dynamics of post-silking nitrogen fluxes and their effects on grain yield in maize under low to high nitrogen inputs

Field Crops Research

Volumn 204, Issue , 2017, Pages 249-259

  Ning, Peng ^a   Fritschi, Felix B ^b   Li, Chunjian ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Grain yield; Nitrogen uptake; Photosynthesis; Post silking nitrogen flux; Zea mays

Indexed keywords

CROP YIELD; MAIZE; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; NUTRIENT USE EFFICIENCY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 85012096240     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcr.2017.01.022     Document Type: Article

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