Predicting nitrogen requirements for maize with the dark green color index under experimental conditions

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 110, Issue 3, 2018, Pages 1173-1179

  Rhezali, Abdelaziz ^a   Purcell, Larry C ^b   Roberts, Trenton L ^b   Greub, Chester E ^b  

^a Univof Arkansas ^*  (Morocco)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

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EID: 85045627895     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: 14350645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2017.09.0543     Document Type: Note

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