Tillage and nutrient source effects on surface and subsurface water quality at corn planting

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 998-1008

  Zhao, Suling L ^a   Gupta, Satish C ^b   Huggins, David R ^c   Moncrief, John F ^b  

^a Resource 21 ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROPS; DEGRADATION; DRAINAGE; NUTRITION; PLANTS (BOTANY); SEDIMENTS;

SURFACE RESIDUE;

SURFACE WATERS;

RUNOFF;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CORN; MANURE; NONHUMAN; SEDIMENT; SOIL TREATMENT; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0035007217     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2001.303998x     Document Type: Article

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