Consideration of total available N supply reduces N fertilizer requirement and potential for nitrate leaching loss in tomato production

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 200, Issue , 2015, Pages 62-70

  Soto, Freddy ^a   Gallardo, Marisa ^b   Thompson, Rodney B ^b   Peña Fleitas, M Teresa ^b   Padilla, Francisco M ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA   (Costa Rica)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Fertigation; Greenhouse; Mineralization; Nitrogen; Nitrogen loss; Soil mineral N; Vegetable; Yield

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; AGRICULTURAL SOIL; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GREENHOUSE ECOSYSTEM; LEACHING; MINERALIZATION; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; SOIL NITROGEN; VEGETABLE;

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 84911393422     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2014.10.022     Document Type: Article

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