Runoff water quality impact of variable rate sidedress nitrogen application

Precision Agriculture

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 247-261

  Harmel, R D ^a   Kenimer, A L ^b   Searcy, S W ^b   Torbert, H A ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

variable rate fertilizer application; water quality

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL RUNOFF; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; PRECISION AGRICULTURE; SOIL NITROGEN; SURFACE WATER; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 3142638864     PISSN: 13852256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:PRAG.0000032764.91534.c5     Document Type: Article

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