Nitric oxide emissions from agricultural soils in temperate and tropical climates: Sources, controls and mitigation options

Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems

Volumn 48, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 139-153

  Skiba, U ^a   Fowler, D ^a   Smith, K A ^b  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biomass burning; Fertilizer use efficiency; Mitigation options; N fertilizers; Nitric oxide; Nitrification inhibitors; NO; Soil NO emissions; Tillage

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL SOIL; FERTILIZER; NITRIC OXIDE; SOIL EMISSION;

EID: 0031407641     PISSN: 13851314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1009734514983     Document Type: Article

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