Soil nitrate levels as influenced by apple orchard floor management systems

Canadian Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 343-349

  Walsh, B D ^a   MacKenzie, A F ^a   Buszard, D J ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

apple; geotextiles; grass sod; manure compost; mulches; nutrients; Orchard; straw

Indexed keywords

APPLE ORCHARD; GEOTEXTILE; MANAGEMENT SYSTEM; MANURE COMPOST; MULCH; NITRATE; NUTRIENT;

CANADA, QUEBEC;

MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 0030468878     PISSN: 00084271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/cjss96-041     Document Type: Conference Paper

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