The impact of agricultural management practices on nutrient losses to water: Data on the effects of soil drainage characteristics

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 51, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 73-81

  Kurz, I ^a   Tunney, H ^a   Coxon, C E ^b  

^a TEAGASC   (Ireland)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Management practices; Nutrient losses; Site characteristics

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; DRAINAGE; FERTILIZERS; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; RAIN; SOILS;

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; DISSOLVED REACTIVE PHOSPHORUS (DRP); NUTRIENT LOSSES; SOIL DRAINAGE;

WATER;

AMMONIA; NITROGEN; ORGANIC FERTILIZER; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; RAIN; WATER;

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; AGRICULTURAL RUNOFF; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; NUTRIENT LOSS; SOIL DRAINAGE; WATER QUALITY;

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; ARTICLE; CATCHMENT; GRASSLAND; GRAZING; IRELAND; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); NUTRIENT CONCENTRATION; NUTRIENT SUPPLY; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL MANAGEMENT; STREAM (RIVER); WATER FLOW; WATER SAMPLING;

AGRICULTURE; DRAINAGE; FERTILIZERS; NUTRIENTS; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; RAIN; SOIL; WATER;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; IRELAND; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 17544364537     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2005.0577     Document Type: Article

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