Grassland soil microbial respiration responses to urea and litter applications

New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 321-326

  Kelliher, F M ^a   Sedcole, J R ^b   Emery, I ^c   Condron, L M ^b  

^a LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Nitrogen; Ryegrass; Soil respiration; Urea fertiliser application

Indexed keywords

FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GRASS; GRASSLAND SOIL; LABORATORY METHOD; LITTER; NITROGEN; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL RESPIRATION; UREA;

LOLIUM; LOLIUM PERENNE;

EID: 35848967757     PISSN: 00288233     EISSN: 11758775     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288230709510300     Document Type: Article

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