Nitrogen volatilization and mineralization in a sandy Entisol of Florida under citrus

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis

Volumn 34, Issue 13-14, 2003, Pages 1803-1824

  Mattos Jr , D ^a   Alva, A K ^b   Paramasivam, S ^c   Graetz, D A ^d  

^a Centro de Citricultura Sylvio Moreira (IAC)   (Brazil)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c SAVANNAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Ammonium nitrate; Gaseous loss; Microbial biomass N; N leaching; Urea

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; AMMONIUM NITRATE; CARBON; GROUND WATER; NITRATE; NITROGEN; POLYVINYLCHLORIDE; UREA;

ENTISOL; LEACHING; MINERALIZATION; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; VOLATILIZATION;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CITRUS FRUIT; CLAY; FERTILIZATION; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); LEACHING; MINERALIZATION; NONHUMAN; ORANGE (FRUIT); PH; SAND; SOIL ANALYSIS; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; TREE; UNITED STATES;

FLORIDA; UNITED STATES;

CITRUS; CITRUS SINENSIS;

EID: 0042197155     PISSN: 00103624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/CSS-120023216     Document Type: Article

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