Impact of variable rate fertilization on subsurface water contamination in wild blueberry cropping system

Applied Engineering in Agriculture

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 225-232

  Saleem, S R ^a   Zaman, Q U ^a   Schumann, A W ^b   Madani, A ^a   Farooque, A A ^a   Percival, D C ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

GIS; Nitrogen; Slope sensor; Variable rate fertilization; Wild blueberry

Indexed keywords

FERTILIZATION RATES; FERTILIZER SPREADERS; LEAF NUTRIENT CONCENTRATIONS; REAL-TIME KINEMATIC; SLOPE SENSORS; SUCTION LYSIMETERS; VARIABLE RATE FERTILIZATION; WILD BLUEBERRIES;

FERTILIZERS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; LYSIMETERS; NITROGEN; PLANTS (BOTANY); SOIL SURVEYS; WATER POLLUTION;

LOADING;

EID: 84881342225     PISSN: 08838542     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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