Reduced nitrous oxide emissions and increased yields in California tomato cropping systems under drip irrigation and fertigation

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 170, Issue , 2013, Pages 16-27

  Kennedy, Taryn L ^a   Suddick, Emma C ^b   Six, Johan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b WOODS HOLE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Drip irrigation; Fertigation; Furrow irrigation; Nitrous oxide; Processing tomatoes

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL EMISSION; AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; AGRONOMY; CROP YIELD; CULTIVATION; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FRUIT; GREENHOUSE GAS; GROWING SEASON; HARVESTING; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; NITROUS OXIDE; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; POLICY MAKING; SOIL PROPERTY;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84876444481     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2013.02.002     Document Type: Article

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