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The traditional nitrogen fertilization (+N, about 500 kg of N/ha) for cauliflower plant was compared with a reduced fertilization treatment (-N, less than 300 kg of N/ha) in a calcareous soil of Spain. Nitrogen losses as nitrate were diminished in (-N) treatment and the yield was the same for both treatments.
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Pedreño, J.N., Moral, R., Gomez, I., Mataix, J., Ramos, C. (1996). Nitrogen losses and yield of cauliflower. In: Rodriguez-Barrueco, C. (eds) Fertilizers and Environment. Developments in Plant and Soil Sciences, vol 66. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-1586-2_10
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