The effect of situational variability in climate and soil, choice of animal type and N fertilisation level on nitrogen leaching from pastoral farming systems around Lake Taupo, New Zealand

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 104, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 271-280

  Bryant, J R ^a,b   Snow, V O ^c   Cichota, R ^a   Jolly, B H ^a  

^a AGRESEARCH GRASSLANDS   (New Zealand)

^b Farmax Ltd   (New Zealand)

^c AGRESEARCH LTD   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Land use; Modelling; Nitrate leaching; Pastoral

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; LAND USE CHANGE; LEACHING; PASTORALISM; SHEEP; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL PROFILE; SOIL TYPE;

LAKE TAUPO; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND; WAIKATO;

ANIMALIA; BOS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 79951675076     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2010.11.001     Document Type: Article

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