Subsurface nitrate–n leaching loss as affected by drainage size and depth in a shallow slowly–permeable soil

Canadian Water Resources Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 331-341

  Gordon, R ^a   Madani, A ^a   Boyd, N ^b   Astatkie, T ^a   Jamieson, R ^a   Caldwell, K ^a  

^a Engineering Department   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); DRAINAGE; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; NITRATES; PRODUCTIVITY; SOILS;

CORN YIELDS; DRAINAGE TREATMENT; LEACHING LOSS;

LEACHING;

EID: 0034479532     PISSN: 07011784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4296/cwrj2504331     Document Type: Article

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