Accumulation of nitrate-N in the soil profile and its implications for the environment under dryland agriculture in northern China: A review

Canadian Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 429-440

  Fan, Jun ^a   Hao, Mingde ^a   Malhi, S S ^b  

^a NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Accumulation; Contamination; Dryland farming; Ground water; Leaching; Nitrate; Northern China

Indexed keywords

BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; BIOACCUMULATION; CROP YIELD; DRYLAND FARMING; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GROUNDWATER; LAND USE CHANGE; LEACHING; MAGNITUDE; NITRATE; ORCHARD; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SOIL PROFILE; SURFACE WATER; WATER POLLUTION;

CHINA;

EID: 77956135075     PISSN: 00084271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/CJSS09105     Document Type: Review

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