RZWQM: Simulating the effects of management on water quality and crop production

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 161-195

  Hanson, J D ^a   Ahuja, L R ^a   Shaffer, M D ^a   Rojas, K W ^a   DeCoursey, D G ^a   Farahani, H ^a   Johnson, K ^a  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; CROP PRODUCTION; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; MODELING; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 0032104735     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0308-521X(98)00002-X     Document Type: Article

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