REDUCTION OF NITRATE LEACHING FROM CULTIVATED SOILS

摘要

The invention relates to the utilization of ecologically compatible surface active agent compounds from the class consisting of water-soluble O/W-type alkyl(oligo)glycoside compounds (APG compounds) by applying the latter on th e surface of the soil as additive for preventing nitrate leaching from the are a of the plant roots in cultivated lands during sprinkling and/or irrigation. Preferably, the APG compounds are applied in the soil together with lipophil ic saturated and/or olefinic unsaturated hydrocarbon radicals and aerobic and anaerobic degradable organic compounds having fatty structures.