Increased nitrogen use efficiencies as a key mitigation alternative to reduce nitrate leaching in north china plain

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 89, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 137-147

  Li, Xiaoxin ^a,b,d   Hu, Chunsheng ^a   Delgado, Jorge A ^c   Zhang, Yuming ^a   Ouyang, Zhiyun ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF GENETICS AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY   (China)

^b RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Best management practices; Lysimeter; Nitrate leaching; Nitrogen use efficiencies; North China Plain; Water balance

Indexed keywords

LEACHING; LYSIMETERS; NITRATES;

BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; NITRATE LEACHING; NITROGEN USE EFFICIENCIES; WATER BALANCE;

IRRIGATION;

IRRIGATION; LEACHING; LYSIMETERS; NITRATES;

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; CROPPING PRACTICE; LEACHING; LYSIMETER; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; WATER BUDGET; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

IRRIGATION; LEACHING; NITRATES;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; NORTH CHINA PLAIN;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33847318760     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2006.12.012     Document Type: Article

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