Modelling nitrogen cycles of farming systems as basis of site- and farm-specific nitrogen management

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 135, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 70-80

  Küstermann, Björn ^a   Christen, Olaf ^b   Hülsbergen, Kurt Jürgen ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Farming systems; Nitrogen balance; Nitrogen cycle; Nitrogen surplus; Nitrogen utilisation

Indexed keywords

CASH CROPPING; CROP ROTATION; FARMING SYSTEM; MEASUREMENT METHOD; NITROGEN CYCLE; ORGANIC FARMING; SOFTWARE; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL SURFACE;

BAVARIA; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY; SCHEYERN;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 70349956477     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2009.08.014     Document Type: Article

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