Water quality implications of nitrate leaching from intensively grazed pasture swards in the northeast US

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 203-210

  Stout, W L ^a   Fales, S L ^b   Muller, L D ^b   Schnabel, R R ^a   Weaver, S R ^a  

^a Pasture Syst Watershed Mgmt R   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alfalfa; Grazing; Orchardgrass; Ryegrass; Water quality; White clover

Indexed keywords

LEACHING; NITRATE; PASTURE; WATER QUALITY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033987372     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8809(99)00084-5     Document Type: Article

References (23)

1. Ball R., Keeney D.R., Theobald P.W., Nes P. Nitrogen balance in urine-affected areas of a New Zealand pasture. Agron. J. 71:1979;309-314.
2. Chesapeake Bay Program, 1995. The State of the Chesapeake Bay, 1995. US Gov. Print. Office, Washington, DC.
3. Emmick, D.L., Toomer, L.F., 1991. The economic impact of intensive grazing management on fifteen dairy farms in New York state. In: Proc. Am. Forage Grassl. Counc., Georgetown, TX, p. 19.
4. Fales, S.L., McMurry, S.A., McSweeny, W.T., 1993. The role of pasture in northeastern dairy farming: historical perspectives, trends, and research imperatives for the future. In: Agricultural Research in the Northeastern United States: Critical Review and Perspective. Am. Soc. Agron., Madison WI, pp. 111-131.
5. Garwood, E.A., Ryden, J.C., 1986. Nitrate loss through leaching and surface runoff from grassland: Effects of water supply, soil type, and management. In: van der Meer, H.G., Ryden, J.C., Ennik, G.C. (Eds.), Nitrogen fluxes in intensive grassland systems. Martinus Nijoff, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, pp. 90-113.
6. Moyer J.W., Saporito L.S., Janke R.J. Design, construction, and installation of intact soil core lysimeter. Agron. J. 88:1996;253-256.
7. Parker W.J., Muller L.D., Buckmaster D.R. Management and economic implications of intensive grazing on dairy farms in the northeastern states. J. Dairy Sci. 75:1992;2587-2597.
8. Pionke H.B., Gburek W.J., Sharpley A.N., Schnabel R.R. Flow and nutrient export patterns for an agricultural hill-land watershed. Water Resou. Res. 32:1996;1795-1804.
9. Ryden J.C., Ball P.R., Garwood E.A. Nitrate leaching from grassland. Nature. 311:1984;50-53.
10. SAS, 1992. SAS/STAT Software: Changes and Enhancements, Releas 6.07, SAS Technical Report. SAS Institute, Cary, NC, p. 229.
11. Shuford, J.W., 1975. Nitrate-nitrogen movement and distribution within a soil profile. Ph.D. Dissertation, University Microfilms 76-10787, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA.
12. Steenvoorden, J., Fonck, H., Oosterom, H.P., 1986. Losses of nitrogen from intensive grassland systems by leaching and surface runoff. In: van der Meer, H.G., Ryden, J.C., Ennik, G.C. (Eds.), Nitrogen Fluxes In Intensive Grassland Systems. Martinus Nijoff, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, pp. 85-97.
13. Stout W.L., Jung G.A. Influences of soil environment on biomass and nitrogen accumulation of orchardgrass. Agron. J. 84:1992;1001-1019.
14. Stout W.L., Schnabel R.R. Soil drainage influence on biomass and nitrogen accumulation by ryegrass. Agron. J. 86:1994;111-116.
15. Stout, W.L., Elwinger, G.F., Fales, S.L., Muller, L.D., Schnabel, R.R., Priddy, W.E., 1996. Nitrate leaching from intensively grazed pastures. Proc. American Forage and Grassland Council, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
16. Stout W.L., Fales S.A., Muller L.D., Schnabel R.R., Priddy W.E., Elwinger G.F. Nitrate leaching from cattle urine and feces in northeast US. Soil Sci Soc. Am. J. 61:1997;1787-1794.
17. Stout W.L., Gburek W.J., Schnabel R.R., Folmar G.J., Weaver S.R. Soil-climate effects on nitrate leaching from cattle excreta. J. Environ. Qual. 27:1998;992-998.
18. USDA, 1981a. Major land resource regions and major land resource areas of the United States. Agricultural Handbook 296. US Gov. Print. Office, Washington, DC.
19. USDA, 1981b. Soil survey of Centre County, Pennsylvania. United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC.
20. USDA, 1991. Agricultural Statistics. U.S. Gov. Print. Office, Washington, DC.
21. USEPA, 1979. Methods for analysis of water and wastes. USEPA, Cincinnati, OH.
22. USEPA, 1987. Quality criteria for water. EPA 440/5-86-001. US Gov. Print. Office, Washington, DC.
23. Whitehead, D.C., 1995. Nitrogen leaching from soils. In: Whitehead, D.C. (Ed.), Grassland Nitrogen. CAB International. Oxon, UK, pp. 59-81.