RZWQM simulated effects of crop rotation, tillage, and controlled drainage on crop yield and nitrate-N loss in drain flow

Geoderma

Volumn 140, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 260-271

  Ma, L ^a   Malone, R W ^b   Heilman, P ^b   Jaynes, D B ^b   Ahuja, L R ^a   Saseendran, S A ^a   Kanwar, R S ^c   Ascough II, J C ^a  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Management effects; N leaching; System models; Tile drainage; Water quality

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CULTIVATION; DRAINAGE; NITRATES;

CROP ROTATION; DRAIN FLOW; SYSTEM MODELS; TILE DRAINAGE;

CROPS;

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; CROP ROTATION; CROP YIELD; DRAINAGE; NITRATE; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT LOSS; RHIZOSPHERE; TILE DRAIN; TILLAGE; WATER QUALITY;

IOWA; NASHUA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

GLYCINE MAX; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 34347257449     PISSN: 00167061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2007.04.010     Document Type: Article

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