BETTER CROPS
WITH PLANT FOOD
LXXXVIII (88) 2004, No. 4
Phases in Narrowing the Yield Gap
Paul E. Fixen
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Starter Fertilizer for No-Till Corn and Sorghum Production (Nebraska)
Charles S. Wortmann
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Revised PowerPoint Slide Set Supplements PPI Soil Fertility Manual
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Phosphorus Fertilization Improves Quality of Stockpiled Tall Fescue (Missouri)
Dale G. Blevins, Matt Massie, Will McClain
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Chloride Requirements in Onion: Clarifying a Widespread Misunderstanding (Georgia)
William M. Randle
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Nitrogen, Phosphorus, and Potassium Fertilizer Management for Oats (Northern Great Plains)
R.M. Mohr, C.A. Grant, W.E. May
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InfoAg 2005 Set for July 19 to 21, InfoAg Midsouth February 7 to 9
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FAR Involved in Soybean Rust Focus
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Fertilizer Nutrient Recovery in Sustainable Cropping Systems
T.W. Bruulsema, P.E. Fixen, C.S. Snyder
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Site-Specific Nutrient Management for Maximum Economic Yield of the Rice-Wheat Cropping System (India)
Arvind K. Shukla, V.K. Singh, B.S. Dwivedi, S.K. Sharma, K.N. Tiwari
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Attaining High Yield and High Quality Banana Production in Guangxi (Southwest China)
Tan Hongwei, Zhou Liuqiang, Xie Rulin, Huang Meifu
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Effect of Balanced Fertilization on Pulse Crop Production in Red and Lateritic Soils (India)
S.S. Bhattacharya, Debkanta Mandal, G.N. Chattopadhyay, K. Majumdar
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High Quality Maize Response to Nitrogen, Phosphorus, and Potassium in Jilin (China)
Xie Jiagui, Zhang Kuan, Wang Xiufang, Wang Lichun, Zhang Guogang, Yin Caixia
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Balanced Fertilization Increases Garlic Yield in Anhui (Southeast China)
Li Lujiu, Guo Xisheng, Zhang Qingsong, Xia Hongmin, Zhang Lin
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Long-Term Phosphorus and Potassium Strategies in Irrigated Rice (Southeast Asia)
C. Witt, A. Dobermann, R. Buresh, S. Abdulrachman, H.C. Gines, R. Nagarajan, S. Ramanathan, P.S. Tan, G.H. Wang
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Potassium Deficiency Symptoms in Vegetable Crops (India)
K.N. Tiwari, Gavin Sulewski
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Dr. He and Dr. Li Selected to Join PPI/PPIC China Program Staff (China)
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Public Policy...and Fertilizers
Mark D. Stauffer
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Better Crops 2004 #4 (2203k)

Soybean harvest. Photo courtesy of John Deere.