Improving nitrogen use efficiency with minimal environmental risks using an active canopy sensor in a wheat-maize cropping system

Field Crops Research

Volumn 214, Issue , 2017, Pages 365-372

  Cao, Qiang ^a,b   Miao, Yuxin ^a,c   Feng, Guohui ^d   Gao, Xiaowei ^a   Liu, Bin ^a   Liu, Yuqing ^a   Li, Fei ^e   Khosla, Raj ^f   Mulla, David J ^c   Zhang, Fusuo ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d Qingfeng Farm ^*  (China)

^e INNER MONGOLIA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^f Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

Greenhouse gas emission; In season nitrogen management; Intensive agriculture; Nitrate leaching; Precision agriculture; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; CROP ROTATION; DEVELOPING WORLD; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; FARMING SYSTEM; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FOOD SECURITY; GREENHOUSE GAS; INTENSIVE AGRICULTURE; MAIZE; NUTRIENT USE EFFICIENCY; PRECISION AGRICULTURE; SOIL NITROGEN; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WHEAT;

CHINA; HEBEI; NORTH CHINA PLAIN; QUZHOU;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 85032469367     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcr.2017.09.033     Document Type: Article

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