Effects of subsurface drip irrigation rates and furrow irrigation for cotton grown on a vertisol on off-site movement of sediments, nutrients and pesticides

Agronomy for Sustainable Development

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 507-519

  Mchugh, A D ^b   Bhattarai, S ^a   Lotz, G ^c   Midmore, D J ^a  

^a CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Erosion; Furrow; Herbicide; Nitrogen; Phosphorus; Run off; Subsurface drip

Indexed keywords

ATRAZINE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COTTON; DRIP IRRIGATION; EROSION; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; FURROW IRRIGATION; HERBICIDE; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; PESTICIDE; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; VERTISOL; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM;

EID: 55549104063     PISSN: 17740746     EISSN: 17730155     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/agro:2008034     Document Type: Article

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