Spatial and Temporal Variability of Groundwater Nitrate Concentrations in Irrigated Mediterranean Agriculture

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis

Volumn 43, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 47-59

  Ibrikci, H ^a   Cetin, M ^a   Karnez, E ^b   Kirda, C ^a   Topcu, S ^a   Ryan, J ^c   Oztekin, E ^a   Dingil, M ^a   Korkmaz, K ^d   Oguz, H ^a  

^a CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b CANKIRI KARATEKIN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH IN THE DRY AREAS ICARDA   (Syrian Arab Republic)

^d ORDU UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Drainage observation wells; groundwater nitrate; irrigation schemes; Mediterranean region; potential nitrate pollution

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; AMMONIUM; BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; GIS; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; IRRIGATION; NITRATE; POLLUTION EFFECT; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION; TURKEY;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 84857010373     PISSN: 00103624     EISSN: 15322416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00103624.2012.631413     Document Type: Article

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