Nitrous oxide emissions from fertilised grassland: A 2-year study of the effects of N fertiliser form and environmental conditions

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 252-260

  Clayton, H ^a,c   McTaggart, I P ^b   Parker, J ^b   Swan, L ^b   Smith, K A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^c LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Denitrification; Global warming; Grassland; N fertiliser; Nitrification; Nitrous oxide emissions; Ozone layer

Indexed keywords

FERTILIZER; GRASSLAND; NITROUS OXIDE EMISSION;

EID: 0030807265     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003740050311     Document Type: Article

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