Nitrogen best management practice for citrus trees. II. Nitrogen fate, transport, and components of N budget

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 223-233

  Alva, A K ^a   Paramasivam, S ^b   Fares, A ^c   Obreza, T A ^d   Schumann, A W ^d  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b SAVANNAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Groundwater quality; Nitrogen budget; Nitrogen leaching; Optimal irrigation; Soil solution nitrogen; Soil water balance

Indexed keywords

BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; IRRIGATION; NITROGEN CYCLE; SANDY SOIL; TREE;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CITRUS; CITRUS RETICULATA; CITRUS SINENSIS; CLEOPATRA MANDARIN;

EID: 33745441437     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2006.04.011     Document Type: Article

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