Nitrogen Leaching Models at Catchment Scale: Systematic Review of Calibration Data Requirements

Authors

  • Winifred Wisbey Centre for Agricultural Hydrology, Galloway Institute of Agricultural Data Science, Castle Douglas, United Kingdom Author
  • Alois Divisova Department of Plant Nutrition, Podyji Institute of Agro-Informatics, Znojmo, Czech Republic Author
  • Denise Pattyn Centre for Crop Modelling, Polders Institute of Agro-Informatics, Veurne, Belgium Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22664694

Keywords:

Nitrogen Leaching Models at Catchment Scale; Agro-informatics; Precision agriculture; Evidence synthesis; On-farm technology

Abstract

Nitrogen Leaching Models at Catchment Scale has moved quickly from a research idea to something a working farm can actually
use, but the evidence behind it has not always kept pace. We pull together the current evidence for nitrogen leaching models at
catchment scale, covering the methodological, practical, governance and cost angles, with an eye on where practice has genuinely
settled and where farms and advisors are still largely working it out for themselves. Selective, context-specific adoption looks
better supported by the evidence gathered here than either broad rollout or blanket avoidance.

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2024-04-16