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Effect of fertilizer application on spring maize yield and soil nitrate
accumulation in the Hebei plain
Shi-You Sun, Meng-Chao Liu, Guo-Yin Zhang, Shu-Hua Ru, Bao-Wen Han &
Liang-Liang Jia
Agro-Resource and Environment Institute, Hebei Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences,
Luquan Scientific Observing and Experimental Station of Agro-Environment, Ministry of Agriculture, P.R. China
ABSTRACT: A field experiment was conducted in Hebei province to study the effects of different nitro-
gen application strategies on spring maize yield, nitrogen use efficiency and soil nitrate accumulation in
sandy soil. The ...