Strategies to encourage better use of nitrogen in animal manures

Soil Use and Management

Volumn 16, Issue SUPPL. JUN., 2000, Pages 157-166

  Chambers, B J ^a   Smith, K A ^a   Pain, B F ^b  

^a ADAS BOXWORTH   (United Kingdom)

^b ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Animal manures; Application methods; Application rates; Losses from soil; Models; Nitrates

Indexed keywords

FERTILIZER APPLICATION; LEACHING; MANURE; NITRATE; SOIL DRAINAGE;

EID: 0033904287     PISSN: 02660032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-2743.2000.tb00220.x     Document Type: Article

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