Leaching of nitrate from a sandy loam soil under corn and two N-fertilizations

Nitrate losses in two undisturbed soil1ysirneters cultivated with corn under irrigation and fertilization (higher in Ll than in L2) were studied. Total drained water volume during the experimental period was higher in L2 than in Ll. Differences can be attributed both to different patterns of soil wa...

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Authors: Cabrera, Francisco, Fernández Boy, E., Aparicio, M. G., Murillo Carpio, José Manuel, Moreno Lucas, Félix
Format: article
Publication Date:1995
Country:España
Institution:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repository:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/60374
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/60374
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Nitrate losses
Drainage water
Lysimeter
Irrigation
Fertilization
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Summary:Nitrate losses in two undisturbed soil1ysirneters cultivated with corn under irrigation and fertilization (higher in Ll than in L2) were studied. Total drained water volume during the experimental period was higher in L2 than in Ll. Differences can be attributed both to different patterns of soil water dynamics and crop development in each lysimeter. Nitrate losses were higher in Ll than in L2 and occurred mainly during the crop season. This abnormal nitrate losses distribution seems to be due to the scarcity and uneven distribution of rainfall during autumn 1992.