Nitrous oxide emissions, cereal growth, N recovery and soil nitrogen status after ploughing organically managed grass/clover swards

Soil Use and Management

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 145-155

  Ball, B C ^a   Watson, C A ^a   Crichton, I ^a  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Grazing; Nitrate leaching; Nitrification; Nitrogen offtake; Organic farming

Indexed keywords

CEREAL; CROP ROTATION; EMISSION; GRASS; GRAZING; GROWTH; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN; NITROUS OXIDE; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; ORGANIC FARMING; PLOWING; SOIL NITROGEN; SOWING;

HORDEUM; TRIFOLIUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 34249059553     PISSN: 02660032     EISSN: 14752743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-2743.2006.00072.x     Document Type: Article

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