Essentials of a national nitrate leaching index assessment tool

Journal of Soil and Water Conservation

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 327-335

  Shaffer, Marvin J ^a   Delgado, Jorge A ^a  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Nitrate; Nitrate leaching index; Nitrogen; Underground water; Water quality

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS; BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; INDEX METHOD; LEACHING; NITRATE; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 0036872535     PISSN: 00224561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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