Publications by authors named "Ronald E Peachey"
Agric Ecosyst Environ
July 2022
Article Synopsis
- Nitrogen fertilizer is crucial for crop yields, but not all of it is absorbed by plants, leading to environmental issues like groundwater contamination, especially in areas like the southern Willamette Valley, Oregon.
- Despite attempts to improve nutrient management practices, nitrate levels in groundwater continue to rise.
- A study on sweet corn fields found that nitrate leaching decreases with soil depth, with over half of the leaching occurring during wet seasons, highlighting the need for better understanding and management of nitrogen dynamics in agricultural soils.
