Effects of subsurface drain depth on nitrogen losses from drained lands

Transactions of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 237-244

  Skaggs, R Wayne ^a   Chescheir III, George M ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Controlled drainage; Drainage; DRAINMOD; Nitrogen; Subsurface drains; Water quality

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COSTS; NITROGEN; SAND;

SHALLOW DRAINS;

DRAINAGE;

AGRICULTURAL SOIL; DRAIN; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT LOSS; SOIL DRAINAGE; WATER QUALITY;

UNITED STATES;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0038608681     PISSN: 00012351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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