Influence of alternative and conventional farming practices on subsurface drainage and water quality

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1194-1204

  Oquist, K A ^a   Strock, J S ^b   Mulla, D J ^b  

^a Mississippi Watershed Management Organization   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FARMING; PHOSPHORUS LOSS; SUBSURFACE DRAINAGE;

AGRICULTURAL RUNOFF; BIODIVERSITY; CROPS; DRAINAGE; FERTILIZERS; NUTRIENTS; PESTICIDES; WATER QUALITY;

VEGETATION;

FERTILIZER; NITROGEN; PESTICIDE; PHOSPHORUS; RUNOFF; SURFACE WATER;

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CORN; FARMING SYSTEM; FLOW MEASUREMENT; LAND DRAINAGE; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOYBEAN; UNITED STATES; WATER QUALITY;

AGRICULTURE; NITRATES; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; SEASONS; WATER; WATER MOVEMENTS;

GLYCINE MAX; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 34447331020     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2006.0274     Document Type: Article

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