Comparison of liquid swine manure and aqua-ammonia nitrogen application timing on subsurface drainage water quality in Iowa

Transactions of the ASABE

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 973-981

  Lawlor, P A ^a   Helmers, M J ^a   Baker, J L ^a   Melvin, S W ^a   Lemke, D W ^b  

^a Iowa State University   (United States)

^b Iowa Department of Natural Resources   (United States)

Author keywords

Leaching; Nitrate; Nutrient management; Subsurface drainage; Water quality

Indexed keywords

APPLICATION TIMING; CLAY LOAMS; COMMERCIAL FERTILIZERS; CORN YIELDS; CORN-SOYBEAN ROTATIONS; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; DRAINAGE SYSTEMS; DRAINAGE WATER; FIELD STUDIES; GLACIAL TILL; LIQUID SWINE MANURE; MANURE TREATMENT; NITRATE NITROGEN; NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT; PRECIPITATION PATTERNS; SOIL ORGANIC MATTERS; SUBSURFACE DRAINAGE; SUBSURFACE DRAINAGE SYSTEM; SUBSURFACE DRAINAGES; WATERBODIES;

AMMONIA; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CROPS; CULTIVATION; DRAINAGE; GROUNDWATER FLOW; LEACHING; LIQUIDS; NATURAL WATER GEOCHEMISTRY; NITROGEN; NITROGEN FERTILIZERS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; WASTEWATER DISPOSAL; WATER QUALITY;

MANURES;

AMMONIA; CLAY LOAM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP ROTATION; CROP YIELD; DRAINAGE NETWORK; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; LEACHING; MAIZE; MANURE; NITRATE; NITROGEN; PIG; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOYBEAN; TILL; WATER QUALITY;

IOWA; MIDWEST; POCAHONTAS COUNTY [IOWA]; UNITED STATES;

GLYCINE MAX; SUIDAE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 79959789340     PISSN: 21510032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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