Estimating ammonia volatilization losses from urea fertilizers using a simplified micrometeorological sampler

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 596-601

  Fox, R H ^a   Piekielek, W P ^a   Macneal, K E ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERTILIZER; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; UREA; VOLATILIZATION;

AMMONIA; CROPS; LOSSES; UREA; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

AMMONIUM NITRATES; DRIBBLING; MICROMETEOROLOGICAL SAMPLERS; VOLATILIZATION;

FERTILIZERS;

EID: 0029666777     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj1996.03615995006000020037x     Document Type: Article

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