Reduced excess nitrogen accumulation in arable soils

Type: Effect

Links from: Item Link details Increase vegetative uptake of nutrients by arable crops Accurate application of nutrients to arable crops Reduce nutrient inputs to arable land Restrict applications of nutrients to arable crops when plant uptake is low Do not locate field manure heaps in any single position on arable land for more than 12 consecutive months Do not locate field manure heaps on arable land in the same place as an earlier one constructed within the last two years Solid poultry manure used on arable farms that does not have bedding mixed into it is covered with an impermeable material Apply nitrogen in excess of arable crop requirements

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Links to: Link details Item Reduce leaching losses of nitrogen to water Reduce lodging in crops

Defra Project IF0131
Assessment of reduction in environmental burdens through targeted measures compared with whole farm approaches in cropping and livestock systems
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