Managing nitrogen for water quality - Lessons from Management Systems Evaluation Area

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 355-366

  Power, J F ^a   Wiese, Richard ^a   Flowerday, Dale ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; GROUNDWATER; IRRIGATION; LEACHING; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN; NITROGEN FERTILIZERS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SOILS;

FERTIGATION; MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS EVALUATION AREA; WATER TABLES;

WATER QUALITY;

AGRICULTURE; LEACHING; REVIEW; UNITED STATES; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 0034110059     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2000.00472425002900020001x     Document Type: Review

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