Nitrate losses through subsurface tile drainage in conservation reserve program, alfalfa, and row crop systems

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1240-1247

  Randall, G W ^a   Huggins, D R ^b   Russelle, M P ^c   Fuchs, D J ^b   Nelson, W W ^b   Anderson, J L ^d  

^a Southern Experiment Station   (United States)

^b Southwest Experiment Station   (United States)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CULTIVATION; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; NITRATES; SOILS;

CONSERVATION RESERVE PROGRAM (CRP); ROW CROP SYSTEMS; SUBSURFACE TILE DRAINAGE;

DRAINAGE;

GROUND WATER; NITRATE;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; NONHUMAN; PLANT; WATER QUALITY;

GLYCINE MAX; MEDICAGO SATIVA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0031224825     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq1997.00472425002600050007x     Document Type: Article

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