Tile spacing impacts on Zea mays L. yield and drainage water nitrate load

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 23, Issue 4-5, 2004, Pages 251-267

  Hofmann, B S ^a   Brouder, S M ^a   Turco, R F ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Corn; Nitrate leaching; Nitrogen loss; Subsurface tile drainage; Water quality

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CROPS; GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT); MASS SPECTROMETRY; NITRATION; NITROGEN; WATER;

DRAINAGE WATER; NITROGEN LOAD; TILE SPACING; WATER MASS;

DRAINAGE;

DRAINAGE; LEACHING; PIPE FLOW;

CROP YIELD; LEACHING; MAIZE; NITRATE; TILE DRAIN; WATER FLOW; WATER QUALITY;

CONCENTRATION; DRAINAGE; FARM CROPS; MASS SPECTROMETERS; NITRATION; NITROGEN; WATER;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 14244266493     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2004.09.008     Document Type: Article

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