Combining field incubation with nitrogen-15 labelling to examine nitrogen transformations in low to high intensity grassland management systems

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 30, Issue 5-6, 2000, Pages 492-499

  Hatch, D J ^a   Jarvis, S C ^a   Parkinson, R J ^b   Lovell, R D ^a  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Field incubation; Immobilization; Mineralization; Nitrification; Nitrogen 15 mean pool dilution

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; BIOMASS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; GRASSLAND; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MINERALIZATION; NITRATE; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN 15; NITROGEN CYCLE; NITROGEN FERTILIZER; NITROGEN FIXATION; NITROGEN UPTAKE; PLANT; SOIL INOCULATION; SOIL MICROBE;

GRASSLAND; INCUBATION; NITROGEN;

EID: 0034016793     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003740050028     Document Type: Article

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