Fig. 3From: Low irrigation water minimizes the nitrate nitrogen losses without compromising the soil fertility, enzymatic activities and maize growthEffect of nitrogen dosages and irrigation regimes on soil total N, soil organic carbon, soil NO3−_N, and NH4+_N content. The bar represents the standard error (n = 4). The nitrogen treatments control, N200, N250, N300 and N350 represent the application of nitrogen at the rate of 0, 200, 250, 300 and 350 kg N ha− 1. HW and LW represent the irrigation water at the rate of 80 and 60% of field capacity. The V9, R1, R3, and R6 stages represent the maize with 9 leaves, silking, milking, and maturity stages, respectivelyBack to article page