Simulating nitrate retention in soils and the effect of catch crop use and rooting pattern under the climatic conditions of Northern Europe

Soil Use and Management

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 243-254

  Pedersen, A ^a,b   Thorup Kristensen, K ^b   Jensen, L S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Catch crop; Modelling; Nitrate retention; Nitrogen use efficiency; Rooting depth

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; CATCH CROP; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; LOAMY SAND; NITRATE; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); ROOTING; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL PROFILE; SOIL TEXTURE;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

BRASSICA; LOLIUM;

EID: 69249143618     PISSN: 02660032     EISSN: 14752743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-2743.2009.00220.x     Document Type: Article

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