Assessment of LEACHN and a simple compartmental model to simulate nitrogen dynamics in citrus orchards

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 121, Issue , 2013, Pages 42-53

  Lidón, Antonio ^a   Ramos, Carlos ^b   Ginestar, Damián ^a   Contreras, Wilson ^c  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO VALENCIANO DE INVESTIGACIONES AGRARIAS IVIA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE PAMPLONA   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Citrus; Fertilization; LEACHM; Nitrate leaching; Soil nitrogen; Soil water

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; DYNAMICS; FORESTRY; LEACHING; NITRATES; ORCHARDS; SOIL MOISTURE; SOLUTE TRANSPORT; WATER SUPPLY;

CITRUS; FERTILIZATION; LEACHM; NITRATE LEACHING; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL WATER;

DIGITAL STORAGE;

AMMONIA; BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; CALIBRATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONVECTION; DISPERSION; EVERGREEN TREE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; IRRIGATION; LEACHING; MODEL TEST; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; ORCHARD; PREDICTION; RICHARDS EQUATION; SOIL DRAINAGE; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL WATER; TRANSFORMATION; VOLATILIZATION; WATER BUDGET;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

EID: 84873951763     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2013.01.008     Document Type: Article

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