Irrigation water and nitrate-nitrogen loss characterization in southern florida nurseries: Cumulative volumes, runoff rates, nitrate-nitrogen concentrations and loadings, and implications for management

HortTechnology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 325-330

  Wilson, Chris ^a   Albano, Joseph ^b   Mozdzen, Miguel ^a   Riiska, Catherine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b U S HORTICULTURAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bedding plants; Bioremediation; Container production; Foliage plants; Leaching; Nutrient enrichment; Water quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953071165     PISSN: 10630198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/horttech.20.2.325     Document Type: Article

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