Fertilizer nitrogen isotope signatures

Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 237-247

  Bateman, Alison S ^a   Kelly, Simon D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF FOOD RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Natural isotope variations; Nitrogen 15; Organic fertilizers; Synthetic fertilizers

Indexed keywords

FERTILIZER; NITROGEN;

CROP PRODUCTION; FERTILIZER; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; ORGANIC FARMING;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY;

FERTILIZERS; NITROGEN ISOTOPES;

EID: 34548526456     PISSN: 10256016     EISSN: 14772639     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10256010701550732     Document Type: Article

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