Performance and environmental effects of forage production on sandy soils. V. Impact of grass understorey, slurry application and mineral N fertilizer on nitrate leaching under maize for silage

Grass and Forage Science

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 243-252

  Wachendorf, M ^a,b   Buchter M ^a   Volkers, K C ^a   Bobe, J ^a   Rave, G ^a   Loges, R ^a   Taube, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KASSEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Grass understorey; Maize; Nitrate leaching; Silage; Slurry

Indexed keywords

FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FORAGE; GROWING SEASON; LEACHING; MAIZE; NITRATE; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT LOSS; SANDY SOIL; SILAGE; UNDERSTORY;

LOLIUM PERENNE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33746881385     PISSN: 01425242     EISSN: 13652494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2494.2006.00528.x     Document Type: Article

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