Impact of alternative farm management practices on nitrogen pollution of groundwater: Evaluation and application of CENTURY model

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1255-1263

  Yiridoe, Emmanuel K ^a   Voroney, R Paul ^b   Weersink, Alfons ^c  

^a Department of Agricultural Economics

^b Land Resource Science Department

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; CROPS; CULTIVATION; FARMS; LEACHING; NITRATES; NITROGEN FERTILIZERS;

FARM MANAGEMENT; SOFTWARE PACKAGE CENTURY;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION;

GROUND WATER; NITROGEN;

AGRICULTURE; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MODEL; SHORT SURVEY; SOIL POLLUTION; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 0031224864     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq1997.00472425002600050009x     Document Type: Short Survey

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