Nitrogen and phosphorus runoff from cropland and pasture fields fertilized with poultry litter

Journal of Soil and Water Conservation

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 400-412

  Harmel, R Daren ^a   Smith, Doug R ^a   Haney, Rick L ^a   Dozier, Monty ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agricultural runoff; Waste utilization; Water quality

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS; AGRICULTURAL LAND; AGRICULTURAL RUNOFF; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; MANURE; MINERALIZATION; NITROGEN; PASTURE; PHOSPHATE; PHOSPHORUS; POULTRY; RECYCLING; WATER QUALITY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 77949589148     PISSN: 00224561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2489/jswc.64.6.400     Document Type: Article

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