Nitrogen uptake and leaching loss of thirteen temperate grass species under high N loading

Grass and Forage Science

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 313-325

  Moir, J L ^a   Edwards, G R ^a   Berry, L N ^a  

^a LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Dairy pasture; Grass; N leaching; N uptake; Urine

Indexed keywords

CATTLE; GRASS; INTENSIVE AGRICULTURE; LEACHING; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; SOIL COLUMN; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; URINE; WATER QUALITY;

NEW ZEALAND;

BOS; FESTUCA ARUNDINACEA; LOLIUM; LOLIUM MULTIFLORUM; LOLIUM PERENNE; POACEAE;

EID: 84876496763     PISSN: 01425242     EISSN: 13652494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2494.2012.00905.x     Document Type: Article

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