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Research Article

Effects of nitrogen application rate on summer maize (Zea mays L.) yield and water–nitrogen use efficiency under micro–sprinkling irrigation in the Huang–Huai–Hai Plain of China

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Pages 1915-1929 | Received 02 Feb 2021, Accepted 03 Jun 2021, Published online: 18 Jun 2021

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