The effect of DCD on nitrate leaching losses from a winter forage crop receiving applications of sheep or cattle urine

R.W. Mcdowell; D.J. Houlbrooke

doi:10.33584/jnzg.2009.71.2761

The effect of DCD on nitrate leaching losses from a winter forage crop receiving applications of sheep or cattle urine

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R.W. Mcdowell
D.J. Houlbrooke

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https://doi.org/10.33584/jnzg.2009.71.2761

Abstract

Dicyandiamide (DCD) is an effective mitigation option for decreasing nitrate-nitrogen (NO3-N) losses in drainage water from New Zealand pastures. This study determined the relative effect of DCD on decreasing NO3-N losses from simulated sheep or cattle urine patches applied to a winter forage crop. Lysimeters were collected from a site in North Otago (Mottled Fragic Pallic Timaru silt loam). Keywords: drainage, lysimeters, urine, nitrate, dicyandiamide, winter forage cropping

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2009-01-01

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Volume 71, 2009, Waitangi

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