Deep soil desiccation hinders nitrate leaching to groundwater in the global largest apple cultivation area - Ge, Dong; Gao, Xiaodong; Jiang, Pengyan; Li, Bin; He, Nana; Wu, Yabiao; He, Qinghai; Cai, Yaohui; Li, Changjian; Zhao, Xining (Journal of hydrology (Amsterdam), 2024)
Keywords: Apple orchard; apples; atmospheric precipitation; China; China’s Loess Plateau; cultivation area; Deep vadose zone; fertilizer application; groundwater; groundwater contamination; Nitrate; nitrates; nitrogen; nitrogen fertilizers; orchards; risk; soil; Soil desiccation; stand age; vadose zone; water management; China; China’s Loess Plateau; Apple orchard; Soil desiccation; Nitrate; Deep vadose zone