Evaluation of water movement and nitrate dynamics in a lysimeter planted with an orange tree

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 127, Issue , 2013, Pages 74-84

  Phogat, V ^a   Skewes, M A ^a   Cox, J W ^a,b   Alam, J ^c   Grigson, G ^a   Simunek J ^d  

^a SOUTH AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c Government of South Australia   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Deep drainage; Drip irrigation; Fertigation; Lysimeter; Modelling; Nitrate leaching; Orange

Indexed keywords

DEEP DRAINAGE; DRIP IRRIGATION; FERTIGATIONS; NITRATE LEACHING; ORANGE;

CITRUS FRUITS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CROPS; EFFICIENCY; FORESTRY; LEACHING; LYSIMETERS; MODELS; NITRATES; NITROGEN; NITROGEN FERTILIZERS; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL SURVEYS; WATER SUPPLY;

IRRIGATION;

FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FLOW FIELD; FLOW MODELING; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; LYSIMETER; NITRATE; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; SIMULATION; SOIL TEXTURE; SOIL WATER; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREE; WATER CONTENT; WATER FLOW; WATER UPTAKE;

EID: 84879591754     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2013.05.017     Document Type: Article

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