Corn yield and nitrate loss in subsurface drainage from midseason nitrogen fertilizer application

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 98, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1479-1487

  Jaynes, D B ^a   Colvin, T S ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENITRIFICATION; LEACHING; NITRATES; NITROGEN FERTILIZERS; REMOTE SENSING; WATER QUALITY;

DRAINAGE WATER; NITROGEN TREATMENTS; SUBSURFACE DRAINAGE;

CROPS;

CORN; FERTILIZERS; LEACHING; NITRATES; REMOTE SENSING; WATER QUALITY;

GLYCINE MAX; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33751101865     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2006.0046     Document Type: Article

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