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Title: EFFECTS OF AN OPTIMUM FERTILIZER PROGRAM ON CORN YIELD AND WATERSHED WATER QUALITY
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Submitted to: Farm Bureau Members National Convention
Publication Type: Abstract Only
Publication Acceptance Date: January 12, 1999
Publication Date: N/A
Technical Abstract:
Our project, the Walnut Creek Nitrogen Initiative, addresses one of the most prevalent environmental issues of the Midwest, nitrate (N03) contamination of tile drainage waters. Non-point source pollution resulting from agricultural nitrogen (N) fertilizer use is a major contributor to this problem and has been identified as a major cause of hypoxia in the Gulf of Mexico. The project goal is to determine if an N fertilizer best management practice has potential for reducing N03 contamination of tile drainage waters, while optimizing profitability. Results to date of water quality, crop yield, and N rates and costs will be presented.
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Last Modified: 06/19/2013
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