Nitrate and pesticide leaching from a processing carrot production system in Nova Scotia

Canadian Journal of Plant Science

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 205-211

  Gordon, R ^a   Elmi, A A ^a   Madani, A ^a   Hauser, T ^a   Rodd, V ^b   Leblanc, P ^b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Amendment; Daucus carota; Leaching; Manure; Yield

Indexed keywords

LEACHING; PESTICIDE;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; NOVA SCOTIA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

DAUCUS CAROTA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 20444489250     PISSN: 00084220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/P03-141     Document Type: Article

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