Long-term simulations of nitrate leaching from potato production systems in Prince Edward Island, Canada

Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 307-325

  Jiang, Yefang ^a   Zebarth, Bernie ^b   Love, Jonathan ^c  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b FREDERICTON RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

LEACHN; MODFLOW; Solanum tuberosum; Water quality

Indexed keywords

CROP PLANT; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP ROTATION; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GEOACCUMULATION; GROWING SEASON; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; INFILTRATION; LEACHING; LONG-TERM CHANGE; NITRATE; POTATO; RAINFALL; SNOWMELT; TILE DRAIN; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER TABLE;

CANADA; PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND [CANADA];

HORDEUM; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; TRIFOLIUM PRATENSE;

EID: 81355160352     PISSN: 13851314     EISSN: 15730867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10705-011-9463-z     Document Type: Article

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