Nitrate leaching under phalaris, cocksfoot, and annual ryegrass pastures and implications for soil acidification

Australian Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 55-63

  Ridley, A M ^a   Simpson, R J ^b   White, R E ^c  

^a AGRICULTURE VICTORIA RESEARCH   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Drainage; Grasses; Perennials; South eastern Australia

Indexed keywords

ACIDIFICATION; LEACHING; NITRATE; PASTURE; SOIL;

AUSTRALIA; VICTORIA;

EID: 0032945288     PISSN: 00049409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/A98038     Document Type: Article

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