Post-harvest soil nitrate in irrigated corn: Variability among eight field sites and multiple nitrogen rates

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 70, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1922-1931

  Gehl, Ronald J ^a   Schmidt, John P ^b   Godsey, Chad B ^c   Maddux, Larry D ^d   Gordon, W Barney ^d  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROPS; IRRIGATION; NITROGEN;

ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; SOIL NITRATES; TEXTURAL TRANSITIONS;

POLLUTION DETECTION;

CROPS; IRRIGATION; NITROGEN; POLLUTION DETECTION;

AGRICULTURAL SOIL; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; IRRIGATION; LEACHING; MAIZE; NITRATE; NITROGEN; PERCOLATION;

FARM CROPS; IRRIGATION; NITROGEN; POLLUTION;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33751089309     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2006.0330     Document Type: Article

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