Chemical fixation of ammonia to soil organic matter after application of urea

Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica Section B: Soil and Plant Science

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 73-78

  Johansson, Gerd ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

15N; Nh3 fixation; Nitrification; Ph

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032463697     PISSN: 09064710     EISSN: 16511913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09064719809362482     Document Type: Article

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