Nitrogen cycling in an irrigated wheat system in Sonora, Mexico: Measurements and modeling

Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems

Volumn 75, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 175-186

  Christensen, L ^a,d   Riley, W J ^b   Ortiz Monasterio, I ^c  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c INTERNATIONAL MAIZE AND WHEAT IMPROVEMENT CENTER CIMMYT   (Mexico)

^d Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Crop growth; N2 fluxes; N2O fluxes; NLOSS; NO fluxes; Trace gas; Yaqui Valley

Indexed keywords

CROP YIELD; DENITRIFICATION; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; ENERGY BALANCE; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; HYDROLYSIS; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN CYCLE; SOIL CARBON; SOIL WATER; UREA; WHEAT;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; SONORA; YAQUI VALLEY;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 33747465886     PISSN: 13851314     EISSN: 15730867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10705-006-9025-y     Document Type: Article

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