Denitrification and N2O emissions from a UK pasture soil following the early spring application of cattle slurry and mineral fertiliser

Plant and Soil

Volumn 202, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 15-25

  Ellis, S ^a   Yamulki, S ^a   Dixon, E ^a   Harrison, R ^a   Jarvis, S C ^a  

^a ADAS BOXWORTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cattle slurry; Denitrification; Mineral fertiliser; Nitrous oxide; Pasture soils; Slurry application technique

Indexed keywords

DENITRIFICATION; NITROGEN; NITROUS OXIDE; SLURRY; SOIL POLLUTION; UNITED KINGDOM;

FERTILIZER; NITROUS OXIDE; SOIL EMISSION;

EID: 0031688125     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1004332209345     Document Type: Article

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