Environmental and agronomic implications of water table and nitrogen fertilization management

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1858-1867

  Elmi, Abdirashid A ^a   Madramootoo, Chandra ^a   Egeh, Mohamud ^a   Liu, Aiguo ^a   Hamel, Chantal ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROPS; DENITRIFICATION; DRAINAGE; ECOSYSTEMS; FERTILIZERS; NITRATES; SOILS; SURFACE WATERS;

WATER TABLE;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

AMMONIUM NITRATE; FERTILIZER; NITROGEN;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CLIMATE; CORN; DENITRIFICATION; ECOSYSTEM; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); SOIL; WATER POLLUTION; WATER TABLE; WATER TABLE MANAGEMENT;

ZEA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 2242485603     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2002.1858     Document Type: Article

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