Crop nitrogen requirement and fertilization

Nitrogen in Agricultural Systems

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 563-612

  Meisinger, J J ^a   Schepers, J S ^b   Raun, W R ^c  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^c OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Crop monitoring; Crop N utilization; Nitrate leaching; Phosphorus fertilization; Preplant N recommendation systems; Within season technologies

Indexed keywords

EID: 85103011617     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.2134/agronmonogr49.c14     Document Type: Chapter

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