Nutrient Tracking Tool-a user-friendly tool for calculating nutrient reductions for water quality trading

Journal of Soil and Water Conservation

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 400-410

  Saleh, A ^a   Gallego, O ^a   Osei, E ^a   Lal, H ^b   Gross, C ^b   McKinney, S ^b   Cover, H ^b  

^a TARLETON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b USDA NRCS   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservation practices; Nitrogen; Nutrient management; Nutrient tracking tool (NTrT); Phosphorus; Water quality trading

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL POLICY; AGRONOMY; COMPUTER; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CROP PRODUCTION; CROPPING PRACTICE; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GIS; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT USE EFFICIENCY; SOIL SURVEY; WATER QUALITY;

TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84861052520     PISSN: 00224561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2489/jswc.66.6.400     Document Type: Article

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