Seasonal and crop rotational effects of manure management on nitrate-nitrogen leaching in Nova Scotia

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 137, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 267-275

  Fuller, K D ^a   Gordon, R ^b   Grimmett, M ^a   Fillmore, S ^a   Madani, A ^c   VanRoestel, J ^d   Stratton, G W ^c   MacLeod, J ^a   Embree, C ^a   George, E St ^a  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d AgraPoint   (Canada)

Author keywords

Crop rotations; Liquid dairy manure; Nitrate concentrations; Nitrate leaching; Nitrate loads; Tile drainage; Tillage practices

Indexed keywords

CROP ROTATION; DRAINAGE WATER; FALLOW; FORAGE; GROWING SEASON; LAND MANAGEMENT; LEACHING; MAIZE; MANURE; SOYBEAN; TILE DRAIN; TILLAGE; WHEAT;

CANADA; NOVA SCOTIA;

ANIMALIA; GLYCINE MAX; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 77950917548     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2010.02.012     Document Type: Article

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