Economically optimal nitrogen rate reduces soil residual nitrate

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 354-362

  Hong, Nan ^a   Scharf, Peter C ^a   Davis, J Glenn ^b   Kitchen, Newell R ^c   Sudduth, Kenneth A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b USDA NRCS   (United States)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; NITROGEN; NITROGEN FERTILIZERS; OPTIMIZATION; WATER RESOURCES;

DATA RESOLUTION; ECONOMICALLY OPTIMAL N RATE (EONR); FERTILIZER RATES;

SOILS;

NITRATE; NITROGEN; NITROGEN FERTILIZER;

ARTICLE; CLAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HARVEST; LEACHING; LOESS; MAIZE; SOIL FERTILIZATION; SOIL QUALITY; UNITED STATES;

AGRICULTURE; FERTILIZERS; MISSOURI; NITRATES; NITROGEN; RAIN; SOIL POLLUTANTS; ZEA MAYS;

FERTILIZERS; NITROGEN; POLLUTION CONTROL; SOIL; WATER RESOURCES;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33947367856     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2006.0173     Document Type: Article

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