Long-term nitrate leaching under vegetable production with cover crops in the pacific northwest

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 186-195

  Feaga, Jeffrey B ^a   Selker, John S ^b   Dick, Richard P ^c   Hemphill, Delbert D ^b  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL AREAS; ANNUAL AVERAGE; COVER CROPS; DRINKING WATER STANDARDS; EARLY ARRIVAL; F TREATMENT; INTERMEDIATE INPUTS; LEACHING LOSS; MASS LOSS; N FERTILIZERS; NITRATE LEACHING; NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT; PACIFIC NORTHWEST; SATURATED CONDITIONS; SECALE CEREALE; SOIL CONCENTRATIONS; SOIL WATER; SOLUTE FLUX; SPLIT-PLOT DESIGN; VICIA SATIVA; WEIGHTED AVERAGES; WILLAMETTE;

CROPS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEOLOGY; LEACHING; POTABLE WATER; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL SURVEYS; UNDERWATER SOILS; VALUE ENGINEERING; VEGETABLES; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

NITROGEN FERTILIZERS;

COVER CROP; CROP PRODUCTION; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; LEACHING; NITRATE; SAMPLING; SOIL MANAGEMENT; SOIL NUTRIENT; SOIL WATER; VEGETABLE; WATER QUALITY;

OREGON; UNITED STATES; WILLAMETTE VALLEY;

SECALE CEREALE; TRITICOSECALE; VICIA SATIVA; VICIA SATIVA SUBSP. NIGRA;

EID: 73849132663     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2008.0178     Document Type: Article

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