Denitrification and immobilisation in flood-irrigated alkaline grey clays as affected by nitrification inhibitors, wheat straw, and soil texture

Australian Journal of Soil Research

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 633-642

  Rochester, I J ^a   Constable, G A ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Etridiazole; Fertiliser recovery; Nitrogen; Soil structure

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; CARBON; CLAY; DENITRIFICATION; ETRIDIAZOLE; FLOODING; NITROGEN FERTILIZER; SOIL TEXTURE; STRAW; WHEAT;

DENITRIFICATION; IMMOBILIZATION; IRRIGATION; SOIL CHEMISTRY;

EID: 0034130294     PISSN: 00049573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SR99080     Document Type: Article

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