Ammonia volatilization and ammonium accumulation from urea mixed with zeolite and triple superphosphate

Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica Section B: Soil and Plant Science

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 182-186

  Ahmed, Osumanu Haruna ^a,b   Husin, Aminuddin ^a   Hanif, Ahmad Husni Mohd ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF CROP SCIENCE   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Acid soils; Acidic fertilizers; Ammonia loss; Clinoptilolite zeolite; Nitrogen efficiency; Nitrogen fertilizers

Indexed keywords

EID: 37249087486     PISSN: 09064710     EISSN: 16511913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09064710701478271     Document Type: Article

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