Modern hybrid corn makes better use of nitrogen, study shows
Monday, April 30, 2012 - 10:31
in Physics & Chemistry
(Phys.org) -- Today's hybrid corn varieties more efficiently use nitrogen to create more grain, according to 72 years of public-sector research data reviewed by Purdue University researchers.
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