Short-term nitrogen fluxes in grassland soils under different long-term nitrogen management regimes

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 30, Issue 10-11, 1998, Pages 1233-1241

  Ledgard, Stewart F ^a   Jarvis, Steve C ^b   Hatch, David J ^b  

^a RUAKURA RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

^b ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CLOVER; FERTILIZER; GRASSLAND; IMMOBILIZATION; ISOTOPE DILUTION; MANAGEMENT; MINERALIZATION; NITROGEN FIXATION; NITROGEN METABOLISM; PLANT UPTAKE; UNITED KINGDOM;

GRASSLAND; MANAGEMENT REGIME; NITROGEN FLUX;

UK, ENGLAND;

EID: 0032171582     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(98)00022-4     Document Type: Article

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