Estimating nitrogen budgets for soil-crop systems

Managing Nitrogen for Groundwater Quality and Farm Profitability

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 85-124

  Meisinger, J J ^a   Randall, G W ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Agricultural community; Groundwater; Nitrate nitrogen losses; Nitrogen budgets estimation; Nitrogen rich sites; Nitrogen screening model; Soil crop systems

Indexed keywords

EID: 85104335555     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.2136/1991.managingnitrogen.c5     Document Type: Chapter

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