Subsoil retention of organic and inorganic nitrogen in a Brazilian savanna Oxisol

Soil Use and Management

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 163-172

  Lehmann, J ^a   Lilienfein, J ^b   Rebel, K ^c   Do Carmo Lima, S ^d   Wilcke, W ^e  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^c Institute for the Study of the Continents   (United States)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF UBERLÂNDIA   (Brazil)

^e TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cerrado; Leaching; Organic nitrogen; Oxisol; Stable isotope; Subsoil; Tropics

Indexed keywords

LEACHING; NITROGEN; OXISOL; SAVANNA;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

GLYCINE MAX; ZEA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 3342892453     PISSN: 02660032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/SUM2004240     Document Type: Article

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