The role of cover crops in irrigated systems: Water balance, nitrate leaching and soil mineral nitrogen accumulation

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 155, Issue , 2012, Pages 50-61

  Gabriel, J L ^a   Munoz Carpena R ^b   Quemada, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b University of Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

Catch crops; Diffuse pollution; Drainage; Numerical models; Water percolation

Indexed keywords

BARLEY; COVER CROP; DIFFUSION; DIGITAL IMAGE; DRAINAGE NETWORK; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERCROPPING; IRRIGATION; LEACHING; MAIZE; NUMERICAL MODEL; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PERCOLATION; SEMIARID REGION; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL WATER; TOPSOIL; WATER BUDGET; WATER CONTENT; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

HORDEUM; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; VICIA; VICIA VILLOSA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84860535454     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2012.03.021     Document Type: Article

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