A test of a winter farm management option for mitigating nitrous oxide emissions from a dairy farm

Soil Use and Management

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 121-130

  Luo, J ^a   Ledgard, S F ^a   Lindsey, S B ^a  

^a RUAKURA RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Dairy; Grazed pasture; New Zealand; Nitrous oxide; Soil; Stand off

Indexed keywords

CATTLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DAIRY FARMING; EMISSION CONTROL; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; NITROGEN; NITROUS OXIDE; PASTURE; PHYSICAL DISTURBANCE; SOIL DEGRADATION; WET SEASON;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 44349170040     PISSN: 02660032     EISSN: 14752743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-2743.2007.00140.x     Document Type: Article

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