In situ measurements of nitrate leaching implicate poor nitrogen and irrigation management on Sandy soils

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 2243-2254

  Gehl, R J ^a   Schmidt, J P ^b   Stone, L R ^a   Schlegel, A J ^a   Clark, G A ^c  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c Sunflower Networking Group   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROPS; CULTIVATION; IRRIGATION; LEACHING; NITRATES; NITROGEN; NITROGEN OXIDES; WATER POLLUTION;

CORN PRODUCTION; IRRIGATION SCHEDULING; NITRATE CONTAMINATION; NITRATE LEACHING;

SOILS;

AMMONIUM NITRATE; NITRATE; NITROGEN; NITROGEN FERTILIZER;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORN; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; GRAIN YIELD; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); LEACHING; MEASUREMENT; NONHUMAN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK MANAGEMENT; SANDY LOAM; SOIL POLLUTION; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

AGRICULTURE; FERTILIZERS; KANSAS; NITRATES; NITROGEN; PLANT ROOTS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SILICON DIOXIDE; SOIL; ZEA MAYS;

FARM CROPS; IRRIGATION; LEACHING; NITRATES; SOIL;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 28044437767     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2005.0047     Document Type: Article

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