Nitrate leaching from organic arable crop rotations is mostly determined by autumn field management

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 142, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 149-160

  Askegaard, M ^a,b   Olesen, J E ^a   Rasmussen, I A ^a,c   Kristensen, K ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b Knowledge Centre for Agriculture   (Denmark)

^c Aarhus University   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Catch crop; Green manure; Organic farming; Organic manure; Perennial weeds; Stubble cultivation

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; ARABLE FARMING; AUTUMN; CATCH CROP; CROP ROTATION; CULTIVATION; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GREEN MANURING; LEACHING; NITRATE; ORGANIC FARMING; SOIL COVER; SOIL MANAGEMENT; SOIL NITROGEN; STUBBLE; WEED CONTROL;

DENMARK;

ANIMALIA; TRIFOLIUM;

EID: 80051593467     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2011.04.014     Document Type: Article

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