Simulating field-scale nitrogen management scenarios involving fertiliser and slurry applications

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 159-180

  Lewis, D R ^a   McGechan, M B ^a   McTaggart, I P ^a  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Environmental risk assessment; Fertiliser and slurry management; Leaching; Losses; Nitrogen; Physically based models; Simulation; Yields

Indexed keywords

FERTILIZER; LEACHING; SLURRY; SOIL-WATER INTERACTION;

FERTILIZER APPLICATION; LEACHING; NITROGEN; SLURRY; SOIL WATER;

SWEDEN;

EID: 0037375824     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0308-521X(02)00032-X     Document Type: Article

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