Profitability of nitrification inhibitors for abatement of nitrate leaching on a representative dairy farm in the waikato region of New Zealand

Water (Switzerland)

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1031-1049

  Doole, Graeme J ^a   Paragahawewa, Upa H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b RUAKURA RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Bioeconomic model; Nitrate leaching; Nitrification inhibitors

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; DAIRIES; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; LEACHING; NITRIFICATION; POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

ASYMMETRIC INFORMATION; ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES; NITRIFICATION INHIBITOR; NITRIFICATION PROCESS; NON-POINT SOURCE POLLUTION; NONPOINT POLLUTIONS; REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS; SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL VARIABILITY;

PROFITABILITY;

EID: 84872706655     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20734441     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/w3041031     Document Type: Article

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