Reducing nitrate loss in tile drainage water with cover crops and water-table management systems

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 587-598

  Drury, C F ^a   Tan, C S ^a   Welacky, T W ^a   Reynolds, W D ^a   Zhang, T Q ^a   Oloya, T O ^a   McLaughlin, N B ^a   Gaynor, J D ^a  

^a HARROW RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; CROPS; HYDROGEOLOGY; MANAGEMENT; NITRATES; RUNOFF; SOILS; SUBIRRIGATION; WASTEWATER DISPOSAL;

AGRICULTURAL SOILS; CORN GRAIN YIELD; ECONOMIC COSTS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS; MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; RIVERS AND LAKES; SOIL HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; SURFACE RUNOFFS;

CULTIVATION;

DRINKING WATER; NITRATE; NITROGEN; RUNOFF;

AGRONOMY; ARTICLE; COVER CROP; GRAIN YIELD; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; MAIZE; REDUCTION; SOIL WATER CONTENT; SOYBEAN; SURFACE PROPERTY; SURFACE SOIL; WATER FLOW; WATER LOSS; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TABLE MANAGEMENT; WINTER WHEAT;

EID: 84895860069     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: 15372537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2012.0495     Document Type: Article

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