The effects of long-term applications of inorganic nitrogen fertilizer on soil nitrogen in the Broadhalk Wheat Experiment

Journal of Agricultural Science

Volumn 127, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 347-363

  Glendining, M J ^c   Powlson, D S ^c   Poulton, P R ^c   Bradbury, N J ^c   Palazzo, D ^a,c   Li, X ^b,c  

^a Metapontum Agrobios   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^c ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BROADBALK WHEAT EXPERIMENT; FERTILIZER; MINERALIZATION; NITROGEN;

UK, ENGLAND, HERTFORDSHIRE, ROTHAMSTED;

EID: 0030441636     PISSN: 00218596     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0021859600078527     Document Type: Article

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