Extreme phosphorus losses in drainage from grazed dairy pastures on marginal land

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 545-551

  McDowell, Richard W ^a   Monaghan, Ross M ^a  

^a INVERMAY AGRICULTURAL CENTRE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; FERTILIZERS; LEACHING; PHOSPHORUS; RISK MANAGEMENT; SURFACE WATERS;

ANION STORAGES; DAIRY PASTURES; ENVIRONMENTALLY ACCEPTABLE; HIGH POTENTIAL; MARGINAL LANDS; PHOSPHORUS LOSS; POTENTIAL SURFACES; SORPTION CAPACITIES;

SOILS;

ALUMINUM; ANION; FERTILIZER; IRON; PHOSPHORUS; RAIN; RUNOFF; SURFACE WATER;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; ARTICLE; AUTUMN; BULK DENSITY; DAIRYING; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FORAGE CROP; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; LAND DRAINAGE; LEACHING; MARGINAL LAND; NONHUMAN; PASTURE; SOIL; SOIL ACIDITY; SOIL PROPERTY; SOWING; SPRING; SUMMER; TILLAGE; WATER TABLE; WINTER;

EID: 84925459903     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: 15372537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2014.04.0160     Document Type: Article

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