A methodology for the calculation of farm level nitrogen and phosphorus balances in Flemish agriculture

European Journal of Agronomy

Volumn 20, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 45-51

  Mulier, Annelies ^a   Hofman, G ^a   Baecke, E ^a   Carlier, L ^b   De Brabander, D ^b   De Groote, G ^b   De Wilde, R ^a   Fiems, L ^b   Janssens, G ^a   Van Cleemput, O ^a   Van Herck, A ^b   Van Huylenbroeck, G ^a   Verbruggen, I ^b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b Centrum voor Landbouwkundig Onderzoek Gent CLO / Centre de Recherches Agronomiques Gand   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Farm level; Flanders; Nitrogen; Nutrient balance; Phosphorus

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL EMISSION; EMISSION CONTROL; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT BUDGET; PHOSPHORUS;

BELGIUM; BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; WESTERN EUROPE;

BOS TAURUS; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0345133258     PISSN: 11610301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1161-0301(03)00071-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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