Urine patch and fertiliser N interaction: Effects of fertiliser rate and season of urine application on nitrate leaching and pasture N uptake

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 203, Issue , 2015, Pages 19-28

  Buckthought, L E ^a   Clough, T J ^c   Cameron, K C ^c   Di, H J ^c   Shepherd, M A ^b  

^a AUCKLAND COUNCIL   (New Zealand)

^b RUAKURA RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

^c LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

15N recovery; Fertiliser; Leaching; Nitrate; Urine

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; LEACHING; NITRATE; NITROGEN; PASTURE; SEASONAL VARIATION; URINE;

EID: 84921923193     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2015.01.019     Document Type: Article

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