Integrating principles of nitrogen dynamics in a method to estimate leachable nitrogen under agricultural systems

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 289-301

  Burkart, M ^a   James, D ^a   Liebman, M ^b   van Ouwerkerk, E ^b  

^a USDA ARS National Laboratory for Agriculture and the Environment   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Leaching; Nitrate; Soil

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; CROPS; DENITRIFICATION; GROUNDWATER; LEACHING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NITRATES; SOILS; WATERSHEDS;

NITROGEN DYNAMICS; NITROGEN MINERALIZATION;

NITROGEN;

GROUND WATER; NITRATE;

AGRICULTURE; CROPS; DENITRIFICATION; GROUNDWATER; LEACHING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NITRATES; NITROGEN; SOILS; WATERSHEDS;

AGRICULTURAL SOIL; LEACHING; NITROGEN;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CARBON NITROGEN RATIO; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NITRATE LEACHING; NITROGEN DYNAMICS; NITROGEN MINERALIZATION; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT CYCLING; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL MOISTURE; WATER CONTENT; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHED;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; CARBON; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FERTILIZERS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; NITROGEN; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SUPPLY;

GLYCINE MAX; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33645278984     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2006.063     Document Type: Article

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