Evaluation of Best Management Practices for N fertilisation in regional field vegetable production with a small-scale simulation model

European Journal of Agronomy

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 110-118

  Nendel, C ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF VEGETABLE AND ORNAMENTAL CROPS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Agro ecosystem modelling; Best Management Practice; Field vegetable production; Nitrate leaching; Regionalisation

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; AGRICULTURAL MODELING; BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; CROP PRODUCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; MODEL TEST; NITROGEN; REGIONALIZATION; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; VEGETABLE;

BADEN-WURTTEMBERG; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY;

EID: 57849147573     PISSN: 11610301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eja.2008.08.003     Document Type: Article

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