Articles | Volume 11, issue 11
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-11-3031-2014
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-11-3031-2014
Research article
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11 Jun 2014
Research article |  | 11 Jun 2014

Determining the optimal nitrogen rate for summer maize in China by integrating agronomic, economic, and environmental aspects

G. L. Wang, Y. L. Ye, X. P. Chen, and Z. L. Cui

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