Nitrous oxide emission as affected by tillage, corn-soybean-alfalfa rotations and nitrogen fertilization

Canadian Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 145-152

  MacKenzie, A F ^a   Fan, M X ^a   Cadrin, F ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

denitrification; Greenhouse gases; rotations; soil nitrate; tillage methods; water filled pore space

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL SOIL; CROP ROTATION; NITROGEN FERTILIZATION; NITROUS OXIDE; TILLAGE;

GLYCINE MAX; GYMNOCLADUS DIOICA; MEDICAGO SATIVA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0030829392     PISSN: 00084271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/S96-104     Document Type: Conference Paper

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