Modeling nutrient runoff yields from combined in-field crop management practices using SWAT

Transactions of the ASABE

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1557-1568

  Douglas Mankin, K R ^a   Maski, D ^b   Janssen, K A ^c   Tuppad, P ^d   Pierzynski, G M ^c  

^a Sunflower Networking Group   (United States)

^b Iowa State University of Science and Technology   (United States)

^c KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Best management practices (BMP); Fertilizer application; Modeling; No till; SWAT; Water quality

Indexed keywords

BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; MODELING; NO-TILL; SWAT;

AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY; CALIBRATION; CROPS; FERTILIZERS; MANAGEMENT; NUTRIENTS; RAIN; RUNOFF; SOILS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

GEOLOGIC MODELS;

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; AGRICULTURAL RUNOFF; BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; CALIBRATION; CROP ROTATION; DATA SET; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PHYSICAL DISTURBANCE; RUNOFF; SEDIMENT YIELD; SORGHUM; SOYBEAN; TILLAGE; WATER QUALITY; ZERO TILLAGE;

GLYCINE MAX;

EID: 78149396982     PISSN: 21510032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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