Swine manure injection with low-disturbance applicator and cover crops reduce phosphorus losses

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 329-336

  Kovar, J L ^a   Moorman, T B ^a   Singer, J W ^a   Cambardella, C A ^a   Tomer, M D ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPLICATION METHOD; AVENA SATIVA; CORN (ZEA MAYS L.); COVER CROPS; LIQUID SWINE MANURE; MANURE APPLICATIONS; PHOSPHORUS LOSS; PLANT DAMAGE; PRODUCTION SYSTEM; SECALE CEREALE; SIMULATED RAINFALL; SOYBEAN [GLYCINE MAX (L.) MERR.]; SURFACE RUNOFFS; SURFACE SOIL; SWINE MANURE;

AMINO ACIDS; ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT); MANURES; NITROGEN FIXATION; PHOSPHORUS; RAIN; RUNOFF;

CROPS;

PHOSPHORUS; RAIN;

ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; CORN; COVER CROP; MAIZE; MANURE; NONHUMAN; OAT; RYE; SOYBEAN; SWINE;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; MANURE; PHOSPHORUS; RAIN; SWINE; WATER MOVEMENTS;

AVENA SATIVA; GLYCINE MAX; SECALE CEREALE; SUIDAE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 79952943387     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: 15372537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2010.0184     Document Type: Article

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