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The optimization of fertilizer N application to maize crops is fundamental to avoid pollution of ground water by nitrate. In maize, the great variability of N soil mineralization in summer, the importance of animal manure inputs in many situations, and the uncertainty of the potential production as a consequence of variation in the intensity of summer drought, make prediction of the optimum N application rate very difficult.
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Plénet, D., Cruz, P. (1997). Maize and Sorghum. In: Lemaire, G. (eds) Diagnosis of the Nitrogen Status in Crops. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-60684-7_5
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