EPIC estimates of soil water, nitrogen and carbon under semiarid temperate conditions

Canadian Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 551-562

  Roloff, G ^d   De Jong, R ^a   Campbell, C A ^b   Zentner, R P ^b   Benson, V M ^c  

^a OTTAWA RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

^b SWIFT CURRENT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

^c USDA NRCS   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Environmental modelling; Environmental quality; Fallow; Potential evapotranspiration methods; Spring wheat; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

CARBON; MODEL; NITROGEN; SEMIARID REGION; SOIL WATER; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT;

CANADA;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0031773535     PISSN: 00084271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/S97-064     Document Type: Article

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