Reducing dissolved inorganic nitrogen in surface runoff water from sugarcane production systems

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 65, Issue 4-9, 2012, Pages 128-135

  Webster, A J ^a   Bartley, R ^a   Armour, J D ^b   Brodie, J E ^c   Thorburn, P J ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT   (Australia)

^c JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Great barrier reef; Nitrogen replacement; Nitrogen surplus; Nitrogen use efficiency; Water quality

Indexed keywords

APPLICATION RATES; AUSTRALIA; CROPPING SYSTEMS; DISSOLVED INORGANIC NITROGENS; GREAT BARRIER REEF; NITROGEN-REPLACEMENT; NITROGEN-USE EFFICIENCY; SOIL MINERALS; SUGARCANE PRODUCTION SYSTEM; SUGARCANE YIELD; SURFACE RUNOFFS;

CATCHMENTS; DISSOLUTION; FERTILIZERS; REEFS; RUNOFF; WATER QUALITY;

NITROGEN;

DISSOLVED INORGANIC NITROGEN; NITROGEN; SURFACE WATER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIOAVAILABILITY; CATCHMENT; CROPPING PRACTICE; DISSOLVED INORGANIC NITROGEN; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; RUNOFF; SUGAR CANE;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; AGRICULTURAL WASTE; ARTICLE; CATCHMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROP MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EROSION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; HARVEST; NITROGEN CONCENTRATION; NITROGEN DYNAMICS; POLLUTION MONITORING; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SUGARCANE; SURFACE WATER HYDROLOGY; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY;

AGRICULTURE; AUSTRALIA; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; CORAL REEFS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FERTILIZERS; NITROGEN; NITROGEN CYCLE; SACCHARUM; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL;

AUSTRALIA; CORAL SEA; GREAT BARRIER REEF; PACIFIC OCEAN; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 84862223363     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2012.02.023     Document Type: Article

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