Nitrate losses in subsurface drainage from a corn-soybean rotation as affected by time of nitrogen application and use of nitrapyrin

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1764-1772

  Randall, G W ^a   Vetsch, J A ^a   Huffman, J R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b DOW AGROSCIENCES LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; AMMONIA; CLIMATOLOGY; CROPS; NITRATES; SOIL CONSERVATION;

SUBSURFACE DRAINAGE;

AGRICULTURAL RUNOFF;

AMMONIA; NITRAPYRIN; NITRATE; NITROGEN; SURFACE WATER;

ARTICLE; CORN; CROP; FALLING; LAND DRAINAGE; LOAM SOIL; NONHUMAN; SOYBEAN; SPRING; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER TREATMENT;

GLYCINE MAX; ZEA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0141655266     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2003.1764     Document Type: Article

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