The effect of fertilizer type and level of N fertilization before and after grassland renewal on N leaching losses

Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science

Volumn 193, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 30-36

  Seidel, K ^a   Muller J ^a   Kayser, M ^a   Isselstein, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Grassland renovation; Nitrate leaching losses; Nitrogen fertilization; Soil mineral nitrogen

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GRASSLAND; LEACHING; MINERALIZATION; NUTRIENT LOSS; REGENERATION; SOIL NITROGEN; SWARD;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY;

EID: 33846189704     PISSN: 09312250     EISSN: 1439037X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-037X.2006.00242.x     Document Type: Article

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