Nitrogen management impacts on yield and nitrate leaching in inbred maize systems

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1365-1371

  Rasse, Daniel P ^a   Ritchie, Joe T ^a   Peterson, W Richard ^b   Loudon, Ted L ^c   Martin, Edward C ^d  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PIONEER HI BRED INTERNATIONAL INC   (United States)

^c Michigan State University   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; CROPS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GROUNDWATER; LEACHING; NITRATES; SOILS;

GRAIN YIELD; INBRED MAIZE SYSTEM; NITRATE LEACHING; NITROGEN MANAGEMENT;

NITROGEN FERTILIZERS;

FERTILIZER; GROUND WATER; NITROGEN;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; LEACHING; MAIZE; SAND; SOIL TREATMENT; UNITED STATES; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0032783236     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq1999.00472425002800040042x     Document Type: Article

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