Effect of concentration, temperature, moisture, liming and organic matter on the efficacy of the nitrification inhibitors benzotriazole, o-nitrophenol, m-nitroaniline and dicyandiamide

Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 251-257

  Puttanna, K ^a   Nanje Gowda, N M ^b   Prakasa Rao, E V S ^a  

^a CSIR CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC PLANTS   (India)

^b BANGALORE UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Factors affecting; Fertilizer management; Nitrification inhibitors

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033061304     PISSN: 13851314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009826927579     Document Type: Article

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