TY - CHAP
T1 - Nutrient Balances in Agriculture: A Basis for the Efficiency Survey of Agricultural Groundwater Conservation Measures
AU - Eulenstein, Frank
AU - Tauschke, Marion
AU - Lana, Marcos
AU - Sheudzhen, Askhad K
AU - Dannowski, Ralf
AU - Schindler, Roland
AU - Drechsler, Hartwig
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - In nutrient balances, additions and removals of nutrients are assessed to
identify the remaining concentrations of nutrients in soil. Balances can be
performed using operational records of nutrients applications and other
agronomic information (crops, yields, weather, etc.) at farm or even field
level. The aim of performing nutrient balances is to obtainan overview of
nutrient levels, in particular to prevent surpluses that could lead to
environmental problems such as groundwater contamination, water eutrophication,
air pollution and an increase in greenhouse gas emissions. This chapter will
provide an overview of methods used to assess soil nutrient levels at farm and
field level. The methods described here can be used by farmers, landscape
planners, environmentalists, politicians and other stakeholders as a basis for taking
agricultural groundwater conservation measures. The procedures and
recommendations specified in this chapter are in accordance with the guidelines
of the DWA—German association for water, wastewater andwaste: “Efficiency of
measures to control land use for groundwater conservation—the example of
nitrogen” (DWA-M 911 (2013): Effizienzkontrolle von Maßnahmen zur
grundwasserschonenden Bodennutzung am Beispiel des Stickstoffs).
AB - In nutrient balances, additions and removals of nutrients are assessed to
identify the remaining concentrations of nutrients in soil. Balances can be
performed using operational records of nutrients applications and other
agronomic information (crops, yields, weather, etc.) at farm or even field
level. The aim of performing nutrient balances is to obtainan overview of
nutrient levels, in particular to prevent surpluses that could lead to
environmental problems such as groundwater contamination, water eutrophication,
air pollution and an increase in greenhouse gas emissions. This chapter will
provide an overview of methods used to assess soil nutrient levels at farm and
field level. The methods described here can be used by farmers, landscape
planners, environmentalists, politicians and other stakeholders as a basis for taking
agricultural groundwater conservation measures. The procedures and
recommendations specified in this chapter are in accordance with the guidelines
of the DWA—German association for water, wastewater andwaste: “Efficiency of
measures to control land use for groundwater conservation—the example of
nitrogen” (DWA-M 911 (2013): Effizienzkontrolle von Maßnahmen zur
grundwasserschonenden Bodennutzung am Beispiel des Stickstoffs).
UR - https://res.slu.se/id/publ/91075
UR - https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-01017-5_15
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-319-01017-5_15
DO - 10.1007/978-3-319-01017-5_15
M3 - Book chapter
SN - 978-3-319-01016-8
T3 - Environmental Science and Engineering
SP - 263
EP - 273
BT - Novel Measurement and Assessment Tools for Monitoring and Management of Land and Water Resources in Agricultural Landscapes of Central Asia
PB - Springer International Publishing
ER -