Nitrate leaching in temperate agroecosystems: Sources, factors and mitigating strategies

Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 237-256

  Di, H J ^a   Cameron, K C ^a  

^a LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Cropping; Environment; Forestry; Grazing; Groundwater; Horticulture; Leaching; Nitrate; Pasture

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; CROPPING PRACTICE; LEACHING; NITRATE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0036935931     PISSN: 13851314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021471531188     Document Type: Article

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