Research Article

Effect of Saturated Near Surface on Nitrate and Ammonia Nitrogen Losses in Surface Runoff at the Loess Soil Hillslope

Table 1

List of experiment treatments.

Soil moisture treatmentFertilizer treatmentFertilizer inputs
N
Kg hm−2

Saturation (SA)Control (NF)0
Low input (LF)120
High input (HF)240
Free Drainage (FD)NF0
LF120
HF240

NF, no fertilizer input; LF, low fertilizer treatment/input (120 kg N ha−1); HF, high fertilizer treatment/input (240 kg N ha−1). FD, free drainage hydraulic gradient; SA, saturated hydraulic gradient.