Effect of fall-applied manure practices on runoff, sediment, and nutrient surface transport from silage corn in south coastal British Columbia

Canadian Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 445-456

  Van Vliet, L J P ^a   Zebarth, B J ^b   Derksen, G ^c  

^a SUMMERLAND RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

^b FREDERICTON RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

^c ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cover crop; Manure; Nutrient loads; Relay crop; Runoff; Silage corn; Suspended solids

Indexed keywords

NUTRIENT; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SILAGE; WATER QUALITY;

MANURE; NUTRIENT LOSS; RUNOFF; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SILAGE; WATER QUALITY;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; LOWER FRASER VALLEY;

LOLIUM; LOLIUM MULTIFLORUM; ZEA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0036881228     PISSN: 00084271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/S01-041     Document Type: Article

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