Regional and Seasonal Differences in Nitrate-N (NO3-N) Load in U.S. Agroecosystems Instrumented with Water Quality Conservation Practices

Lori Abendroth1, Matthew J Helmers2, Benjamin D Reinhart3, Giorgi Chighladze, Laura C Bowling5, Lindsay Pease6, Mohamed Youssef7, Ehsan Ghane8, Laurent Ahiablame9, Larry Brown10, Norman Fausey11, Jane Frankenberger12, Dan B Jaynes13, Kevin King14, Eileen J Kladivko12, Jeffrey Strock15 and Kelly A Nelson16, (1)USDA ARS, Cropping Systems and Water Quality Research Unit, Columbia, MO, United States, (2)Iowa State University, Ames, IA, United States, (3)Purdue University, West Lafayette, United States, (4)Purdue University, Agronomy, West Lafayette, IN, United States, (5)University of Minnesota, Crookston, United States, (6)North Carolina State University, Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Raleigh, NC, United States, (7)Michigan State University, East Lansing, United States, (8)South Dakota State University, Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, Brookings, SD, United States, (9)The Ohio State University, Columbus, United States, (10)USDA ARS, Pendleton, OR, United States, (11)Purdue Univ, West Lafayette, IN, United States, (12)National Laboratory for Agriculture and the Environment, Ames, IA, United States, (13)US Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Columbus, United States, (14)University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Soil, Water, and Climate, Lamberton, MN, United States, (15)University of Missouri, Novelty, United States