Nitrate loss in subsurface drainage and corn yield as affected by timing of sidedress nitrogen

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 130, Issue , 2013, Pages 52-60

  Jaynes, D B ^a  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Corn yield; N fertilizer application timing; Nitrate leaching

Indexed keywords

CORN YIELDS; GLYCINE MAX (L.) MERR; N FERTILIZERS; NITRATE CONCENTRATION; NITRATE LEACHING; NITRATE LEACHING LOSS; SUBSURFACE DRAINAGES; SURFACE AND GROUND WATERS;

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY; AMINO ACIDS; CROPS; FERTILIZERS; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER FLOW; LEACHING; NITRATES; NITROGEN; OPTIMIZATION; PLANTS (BOTANY); SENSORS; WATER QUALITY;

NITROGEN FIXATION;

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY; CROP YIELD; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; DRAINAGE; MAIZE; NITRATE (ESTER); NUTRIENT LOSS; OPTIMIZATION; SOIL MANAGEMENT; SUBSURFACE FLOW; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 84883793823     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2013.08.010     Document Type: Article

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