Agroforestry system reduces subsurface lateral flow and nitrate loss in Jiangxi Province, China

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 140, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 441-453

  Wang, Yi ^a,c   Zhang, Bin ^a,b   Lin, Lin ^a   Zepp, Harald ^d  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^d RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Agroforestry system; Hydrus 2D modelling; Nitrate; Subsurface lateral flow

Indexed keywords

AGROFORESTRY; FRUIT; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; LEGUME; NITRATE; NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION; ROOT SYSTEM; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL PROFILE; SOIL WATER; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; WATER BUDGET; WATER RETENTION;

CHINA; JIANGXI;

ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; CITRUS; CITRUS RETICULATA;

EID: 79952361239     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2011.01.007     Document Type: Article

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