Nitrate leaching from high production forage crop sequences

M.H. Beare; F.Tabley R. Gillespie; S. Maley; T. Harrison-Kirk; J. de Ruiter

doi:10.33584/jnzg.2010.72.2812

Nitrate leaching from high production forage crop sequences

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M.H. Beare
F.Tabley R. Gillespie
S. Maley
T. Harrison-Kirk
J. de Ruiter

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https://doi.org/10.33584/jnzg.2010.72.2812

Abstract

New Zealand pastoral industries have set a goal of producing 45 t DM/ha annually from supplementary feed crops. Achieving this will require high inputs of water and nutrients that may increase the risk of nitrate leaching. This research describes nitrate leaching losses from the first year of intensively managed forage crop sequences to identify mitigation options.

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2010-01-01

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Volume 72, 2010, Lincoln

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