Tillage and N source influence soil-emitted nitrous oxide in the Alberta Parkland region

Canadian Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 15-24

  Lemke, R L ^a   Izaurralde, R C ^b   Nyborg, M ^c   Solberg, E D ^d  

^a SWIFT CURRENT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^d ALBERTA AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fallow; Manure; Nitrogen fertilizer; Nitrous oxide; Thawing soil; Tillage

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; NITROGEN; NITROUS OXIDE; SOIL EMISSION; ZERO TILLAGE;

ALBERTA; CANADA;

OVIS ARIES; PISUM SATIVUM;

EID: 0032979164     PISSN: 00084271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/S98-013     Document Type: Article

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