Published online 3 January 2006
Published in Agron J 98:55-62 (2006)
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2005.0017
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Fertilizer Nitrogen Efficiency in Durum Wheat under Rainfed Mediterranean Conditions: Effect of Split Application
Luis López-Bellidoa,*,
Rafael J. López-Bellidob and
Francisco J. López-Bellidoc
a Dep. de Ciencias y Recursos Agrícolas y Forestales, Univ. of Córdoba, Campus de Rabanales, Edificio C-4 "Celestino Mutis," Ctra. Madrid km 396, 14071 Córdoba, Spain
b Dep. de Ciencias Agroforestales, Univ. of Huelva, Spain
c Dep. de Producción Vegetal y Tecnología Agraria, Univ. of Castilla La Mancha, Spain

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Fig. 1. Monthly and annual rainfall and mean maximum and minimum temperature for 3 yr at Andalucia region, Spain.
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Fig. 2. Effect of year and N timing on durum wheat grain yield in a experiment at Andalucia region over 3 yr (N timing: sowingtilleringstem elongation). Vertical bar LSD (P < 0.05) and SE of the mean.
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Fig. 3. Relationship between soil nitrate (profile 090 cm) and total N uptake at durum wheat maturity for all N timing in a experiment at Andalucía region (solid symbols indicate control zero N).
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Fig. 4. Nitrogen fertilizer recovery (%) of 15N labeled fertilizer (NR) and N derived from 15N fertilizer (NF) in the whole plant at maturity for durum wheat as affected N timing in a experiment at Andalucía region. Mean 3 yr (19992000, 20002001 and 20012002). For each indices treatment means followed by the same letter are not significantly different at P < 0.05 according to LSD.
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