Phosphorus fertilizer and grazing management effects on phosphorus in runoff from dairy pastures

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 417-428

  Dougherty, Warwick J ^a   Nicholls, Paul J ^c   Milham, Paul J ^a,b   Havilah, Euie J ^a   Lawrie, Roy A ^a  

^a NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRONOMY; BIOMASS; PHOSPHORUS; RUNOFF;

DAIRY PASTURES; GRAZING MANAGEMENT; PASTURE BIOMASS; PHOSPHORUS FERTILIZERS;

FERTILIZERS;

FERTILIZER; PHOSPHORUS; RUNOFF;

AGRONOMY; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DAIRYING; GRAZING; MODEL; PASTURE; POLLUTION MONITORING;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; DAIRYING; FEMALE; FERTILIZERS; MANURE; PHOSPHORUS; RAIN; SOIL POLLUTANTS; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 40849118575     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2007.0049     Document Type: Article

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