Nitrogen fertilizers promote denitrification

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 211-220

  Mulvaney, R L ^a   Khan, S A ^a   Mulvaney, C S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

15N; Denitrification; Fertilizer efficiency; Labelled dinitrogen; Nitrification; Nitrous oxide; Urea; Water soluble organic carbon; Waterlogged soil

Indexed keywords

DENITRIFICATION; FERTILIZER EFFICIENCY; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN; ORGANIC CARBON; WATERLOGGED SOIL;

EID: 0030618817     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003740050233     Document Type: Article

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