A lysimeter study of the impact of cow urine, dairy shed effluent, and nitrogen fertiliser on nitrate leaching

Australian Journal of Soil Research

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 357-369

  Silva, R G ^a   Cameron, K C ^a   Di, H J ^a   Hendry, T ^a  

^a LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Drainage; Pasture soil; Urea; Water quality

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; BROMIDE; DETERMINATION OF CONTENT; EFFLUENT; LEACHING; LYSIMETRY; NITRATE; NITROGEN FERTILIZER; SOIL DEGRADATION; UREA; URINE;

EFFLUENT; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; LEACHING; NITRATE; NITROGEN; SOIL AMENDMENT;

LOLIUM PERENNE; TRIFOLIUM REPENS;

EID: 0032913484     PISSN: 00049573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/S98010     Document Type: Article

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