Precipitation but not soil texture alters effectiveness of dicyandiamide to decrease nitrate leaching from dairy cow urine

Soil Use and Management

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 361-371

  Shepherd, M ^a   Welten, B ^a   Wyatt, J ^a   Balvert, S ^a  

^a RUAKURA RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Dicyandiamide; Lysimeters; Nitrate leaching; Pasture response

Indexed keywords

CLAY SOIL; DRAINAGE; LEACHING; LOAM; NITRATE; NITRIFICATION; PASTURE; RAINFALL; SANDY LOAM; SOIL TEXTURE; SOIL TYPE; URINE;

BOS; LOLIUM PERENNE; TRIFOLIUM REPENS;

EID: 84906940770     PISSN: 02660032     EISSN: 14752743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/sum.12127     Document Type: Article

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