Recovery of deep-point injected soil nitrogen-15 by switchgrass, alfalfa, ineffective alfalfa, and corn

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1394-1400

  Huang, Y ^a   Rickerl, D H ^a   Kephart, K D ^a  

^a SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROPS; MANAGEMENT; NITRATES; NITROGEN; PLANTS (BOTANY); REMOVAL; SAMPLING;

ALFALFA; CORN; INEFFECTIVE ALFALFA; NITRATE NITROGEN REMOVAL; SWITCHGRASS;

SOIL POLLUTION CONTROL;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; NITROGEN METABOLISM; PLANT GROWTH; SOIL TREATMENT;

MEDICAGO SATIVA; PANICUM VIRGATUM; PSEUDOBAHIA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0030296279     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq1996.00472425002500060033x     Document Type: Article

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