Low nitrogen leaching losses following a high rate of dairy slurry and urea application to pasture on a volcanic soil in Southern Chile

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 160, Issue , 2012, Pages 23-28

  Salazar, F ^a   Martinez Lagos J ^a   Alfaro, M ^a   Misselbrook, T ^b  

^a Agricultural Research Institute   (Chile)

^b ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dairy slurry; Leaching; Manure; Nitrogen losses; Urea

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DAIRY FARMING; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; LEACHING; MANURE; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT LOSS; PASTURE; SLURRY; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL EROSION; UREA; VOLCANIC SOIL;

CHILE;

EID: 84865720967     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2012.04.018     Document Type: Article

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