Environmental impact of fertilization and pesticide application in vegetable cropping systems under greenhouse and open field conditions

Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment

Volumn 9, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 840-846

  Marucci, Alvaro ^a   Campiglia, Enio ^b   Colla, Giuseppe ^a   Pagniello, Barbara ^a  

^a Bioengineering and Hydraulics ^*  (British Indian Ocean Territory)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fertilizers; Leaching; Models; Pesticides; Vegetable crops

Indexed keywords

FERTILIZER; GROUND WATER; NITRATE; PESTICIDE;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FARMING SYSTEM; FERTILIZATION; GREENHOUSE; ITALY; NITRATE LEACHING; NONHUMAN; OPEN FIELD TEST; PLANT NUTRIENT; ROTATION; SEASHORE; SIMULATION; VEGETABLE; WATER LOSS;

EID: 80655129360     PISSN: 14590255     EISSN: 14590263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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