In-situ sensor enables real-time monitoring of soil nitrate nitrogen

Accurate measurement of soil NO₃⁻-N is essential for precision fertilization and stable crop yields. Real-time monitoring of ...
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Study: ‘Sustainable intensification’ on the farm reduces soil nitrate losses, maintains crop yields

U. of I. natural resources and environmental sciences researcher Lowell Gentry and his colleagues found that an intensive three-year crop-rotation system reduced nitrate pollution runoff by 50% ...
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Soil along streams is a bigger source of stream nitrate than rainwater

Researchers have reported that nitrate accumulated in soil bordering streams plays an important role in the increase of nitrate levels in stream water when it rains. Their findings may help reduce ...
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Extreme Weather Accelerates Nitrate Pollution in Groundwater

UC Davis researchers insert a device that continuously collects water samples underground, providing real-time data on nitrate contaminant movement. (Isaya Kisekka / UC Davis) Extreme weather spurred ...
University of Delaware

Nitrogen Management for Corn in Delaware: The Pre-Sidedress Nitrate Test

Revised Document Prepared by: A.L. Shober, K.L. Gartley, and J.T. Sims Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Delaware Unlike other nutrients, such as potassium or phosphorus, the ...
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Study: 'Sustainable intensification' on the farm reduces soil nitrate losses, maintains crop yields

A nine-year study comparing a typical two-year corn and soybean rotation with a more intensive three-year rotation involving corn, cereal rye, soybean and winter wheat, found that the three-year ...