Manure management practices applied to a seven-course rotation on a sandy soil: Effects on nitrate leaching

Soil Use and Management

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 210-219

  Shepherd, M ^a   Newell Price, P ^b  

^a RUAKURA RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

^b ADAS BOXWORTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arable cropping; Broiler litter; Farmyard manure; Manure management; Nitrate leaching

Indexed keywords

ARABLE LAND; CATTLE; CROP ROTATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; LEACHING; MANURE; SANDY SOIL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

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EID: 84878968122     PISSN: 02660032     EISSN: 14752743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/sum.12024     Document Type: Article

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