While this yields fast results, it also bears the risk of burning the plant if too much nitrogen is applied, which also causes nitrates to leach into the soil. Synthetic nitrogen comes primarily ...

Rainfall will wash nitrates downward through the soil profile where they may enter tiles or drainage channels and be lost for agricultural production. This is called leaching and is the major cause of ...

Nitrogen leaching is one of the consequences of excessive rainfall, and the element can just as easily escape the soil due to irrigation. That's why fertilization is just a band-aid solution.

Recent rainfall patterns in south central Minnesota have some farmers wondering about the status of fall applications of nitrogen for field crops. In addition to recent precipitation events, the ...

A nutrient management specialist is stressing the importance of spring nitrogen stabilizers. John Stoffer with Corteva Agriscience tells Brownfield most farmers understand the need for N stabilization ...

Leaching is a serious concern in Delaware since a majority ... boating or other recreational activities. Can I Test My Soil for Nitrogen? Unlike other plant nutrients, most laboratories do not ...

In agricultural systems, fertilizers are used extensively to increase plant production, but unused nitrogen, usually in the form of nitrate, can leach out of the soil, enter streams and rivers ...

By allowing nitrogen to remain in the ammonium form longer, leaching and denitrification ... on nitrous oxide emission under different soil conditions. Soil Sci. Plant Nutr.

Soil fertility is the ability of soil ... and by minimizing losses through leaching below the crop rooting zone by improved water and nutrient application. The isotopes of nitrogen-15 and ...

Nitrogen is often the most limiting nutrient in growing plants. When deficient, plant yields and quality are reduced. However ...

Longer, more diverse rotations of crops fertilized with livestock manure have many environmental benefits, but carbon ...