Targeted technologies for nitrous oxide abatement from animal agriculture

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 48, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 14-20

  De Klein, C A M ^a   Eckard, R J ^b  

^a INVERMAY AGRICULTURAL CENTRE   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; GREENHOUSE GAS; MEASUREMENT METHOD; NITRIFICATION; NITROUS OXIDE; RESEARCH WORK; URINE;

ANIMALIA; BOVIDAE;

EID: 37649023115     PISSN: 08161089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EA07217     Document Type: Conference Paper

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