Review of Alternative Management Options of Vegetable Crop Residues to Reduce Nitrate Leaching in Intensive Vegetable Rotations

Vegetable crop residues take a particular position relative to arable crops due to often large amounts of biomass with a N content up to 200 kg N ha−1 left behind on the field. An important amount of vegetable crops are harvested during late autumn and despite decreasing soil temperatures during au...

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Main Authors: Laura Agneessens, Jeroen De Waele, Stefaan De Neve
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-12-01
Series:Agronomy
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/4/4/529