Crop rotation and its impact on efficiency of water and nitrogen u se

Cropping Strategies for Efficient Use of Water and Nitrogen

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 21-42

  Pierce, Francis J ^a   Rice, Charles W ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agricultural systems; Crop rotation; Nitrogen pools; Nitrogen use efficiency; Water use efficiency

Indexed keywords

EID: 85103014450     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.2134/asaspecpub51.c3     Document Type: Chapter

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