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An eleven year study of nitrate leaching in vegetable production with winter cover crops

Creator:

Feaga, Jeff

Abstract:

The Willamette Valley of Oregon has high rates of winter precipitation that cause leaching losses of residual fertilizer nitrogen (N) as nitrate (NO₃). Cover crops may have potential to mitigate N loss. Shallow groundwater was sampled for 11 years from plots planted in summer vegetables with and without winter cover...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis