The fate of residual 15N-labelled fertilizer in arable soils: Its availability to subsequent crops and retention in soil

Plant and Soil

Volumn 246, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 123-137

  MacDonald, A J ^a   Poulton, P R ^a   Stockdale, E A ^a   Powlson, D S ^a   Jenkinson, D S ^a  

^a ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

15N labelled fertilizer; Crop N uptake; Crop residues; Fertilizer N losses; N mineralization; Residual 15N

Indexed keywords

CROP RESIDUE; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; MINERALIZATION; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; SOIL CHEMISTRY;

BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS; BRASSICA NAPUS; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM); SINAPIS ARVENSIS; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 1842419655     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021580701267     Document Type: Article

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