Optimizing nitrogen and irrigation inputs for corn based on nitrate leaching and yield on a coarse-textured soil

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 982-992

  Sexton, B T ^a   Moncrief, J F ^a   Rosen, C J ^a   Gupta, S C ^a   Cheng, H H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROPS; FERTILIZERS; GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS; GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT); IRRIGATION; LEACHING; NITROGEN; NITROGEN OXIDES;

COARSE TEXTURED SOIL; CORN; IRRIGATION SCHEDULING; NITRATE LEACHING; NITROGEN MASS BALANCE; VERNDALE SANDY LOAM SOIL;

SOILS;

NITROGEN; SURFACE WATER; UREA;

AGRICULTURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORN; LEACHING; MANURE; NONHUMAN; PLANT GROWTH;

EID: 0030248271     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq1996.00472425002500050008x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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