Nitrogen recovery and loss in a fertilized elephant grass pasture

Grass and Forage Science

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 80-90

  Martha Jr , G B ^a   Corsi, M ^b   Trivelin, P C O ^b   Alves, M C ^b  

^a EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

15N; N balance; N cycling; N fertilizer; Pennisetum purpureum; Tropical pasture

Indexed keywords

FERTILIZER APPLICATION; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PASTURE; SOIL NITROGEN; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

ELEPHANT; PENNISETUM; PENNISETUM GLAUCUM; PENNISETUM PURPUREUM;

EID: 2142785472     PISSN: 01425242     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2494.2004.00407.x     Document Type: Article

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