Soil nitrate-nitrogen under tomato following tillage, cover cropping, and nitrogen fertilization

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1837-1844

  Sainju, Upendra M ^a   Singh, Bharat P ^a   Rahman, Syed ^a   Reddy, V R ^b  

^a FORT VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WASTES; CROPS; CULTIVATION; MASS TRANSFER; NITRATES; NITROGEN FERTILIZERS; VEGETATION;

COVER CROPPING; TILLAGE;

SOIL POLLUTION;

FERTILIZER; GROUND WATER; NITRATE; NITROGEN;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; FERTILIZATION; NONHUMAN; SAND; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOIL POLLUTION; TOMATO; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY;

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; VICIA VILLOSA; VILLOSA;

EID: 0033394601     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq1999.00472425002800060021x     Document Type: Article

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