Management of N mineralization from crop residues of high N content using amendment materials of varying quality

Soil Use and Management

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 193-200

  Rahn, C R ^a   Bending, G D ^a   Turner, M K ^a   Lillywhite, R D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbon; Crop residues; Denitrification; Landfill; Mineralization; Nitrogen; Recycling; Wastes

Indexed keywords

CROP RESIDUE; DENITRIFICATION; MINERALIZATION; RECYCLING; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL NITROGEN;

BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS; BRASSICA;

EID: 0141838663     PISSN: 02660032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/SUM2003188     Document Type: Article

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