Nitrogen export from Coastal Plain field ditches

Journal of Soil and Water Conservation

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 235-243

  Schmidt, John P ^a   Dell, Curtis J ^a   Vadas, Peter A ^b   Allen, Arthur L ^c  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b U S DAIRY FORAGE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ditches; Drainage basin; Hydrology; Nitrogen; Poultry manure

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL RUNOFF; BASEFLOW; COASTAL PLAIN; DRAINAGE BASIN; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GROUNDWATER; HYDROLOGY; MANURE; NITRATE; NITROGEN CYCLE; NUTRIENT LOSS; OUTFLOW;

MARYLAND; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 35648989785     PISSN: 00224561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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