Interpretation of results from on-farm experiments: Manure-nitrogen recovery on grassland as affected by manure quality and application technique. 1. An agronomic analysis

NJAS - Wageningen Journal of Life Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 235-254

  Groot, Jeroen C J ^a   Van Der Ploeg, Jan Douwe ^a   Verhoeven, F P M ^a   Lantinga, E A ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Dairy farming system; Monte Carlo simulation; Nutrient use efficiency; Soil organic matter; Stability

Indexed keywords

AGRONOMY; DAIRY FARMING; GRASSLAND; MANURE; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; NUTRIENT USE EFFICIENCY; RECOVERY; SIMULATION; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; WATER BUDGET;

BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; NETHERLANDS; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 34147210874     PISSN: 15735214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1573-5214(07)80017-0     Document Type: Article

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