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Title: EFFECTS OF AN OPTIMUM FERTILIZER PROGRAM ON CORN YIELD AND WATERSHED WATER QUALITY

Author
item Dinnes, Dana
item Jaynes, Dan
item Cambardella, Cynthia
item Colvin, Thomas
item Hatfield, Jerry
item Karlen, Douglas

Submitted to: Farm Bureau Members National Convention
Publication Type: Abstract Only
Publication Acceptance Date: 1/12/1999
Publication Date: N/A
Citation: N/A

Interpretive Summary:

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.