Precipitation changes impact stream discharge, nitrate-nitrogen load more than agricultural management changes

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 2063-2071

  Nangia, V ^a   Mulla, D J ^b   Gowda, P H ^c  

^a OTTAWA RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c USDA CPRL ARS ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL DRAINAGE; AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; AGRICULTURAL SYSTEM; CROP YIELD; FERTILIZER RATES; GULF OF MEXICO; MINNESOTA; MODERN MANAGEMENT; NITRATE NITROGEN; NITRATE-N; PESTICIDE TRANSPORT; PRECIPITATION CHANGE; STREAM DISCHARGE;

AGRICULTURE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MANAGEMENT; NITRATES; RAIN;

CLIMATE MODELS;

NITRATE; NITROGEN;

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; ARTICLE; CLIMATE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROPLAND; LAND USE; PRECIPITATION; SIMULATION; UNITED STATES;

AGRICULTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MINNESOTA; NITRATES; NITROGEN; RAIN; RIVERS; TIME FACTORS; WATER MOVEMENTS;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 78650795074     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2010.0105     Document Type: Article

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