Effects of grazing strategy on limiting nitrate leaching in grazed grass-clover pastures on coarse sandy soil

Soil Use and Management

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 478-487

  Hansen, E M ^a   Eriksen, J ^a   Soegaard K ^a   Kristensen, K ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Coarse sandy soil; Grass clover; Grazing; Nitrate leaching; Suction cups

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL SOIL; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GRASS; GRAZING; LEACHING; LEGUME; NITRATE; PASTURE; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RUMINANT; SANDY SOIL; SUCTION; SWARD; URINE;

DENMARK;

BOVIDAE; TRIFOLIUM;

EID: 84870919314     PISSN: 02660032     EISSN: 14752743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-2743.2012.00446.x     Document Type: Article

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