Hydrological variability and agricultural drainage ditch inorganic nitrogen reduction capacity

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1646-1652

  Kroger R ^a   Holland, M M ^a   Moore, M T ^b   Cooper, C M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^b USDA ARS NATIONAL SEDIMENTATION LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; DRAINAGE; FERTILIZERS; NITROGEN; REDUCTION;

HYDROLOGICAL VARIABILITY; INORGANIC NITROGEN FERTILIZERS; SUBSURFACE FLOW PROCESSES;

HYDROLOGY;

FERTILIZER; NITROGEN; RAIN;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DEGRADATION; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENT; EUTROPHICATION; FLOW MEASUREMENT; HYDROLOGY; LANDSCAPE; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; SCIENTIST; WASTE DISPOSAL;

AGRICULTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INORGANIC CHEMICALS; MISSISSIPPI; NITROGEN; RAIN; RIVERS; TIME FACTORS;

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM;

EID: 36248994740     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2006.0506     Document Type: Article

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