Rainfall timing and ammonia loss from urea in a loblolly pine plantation

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1744-1750

  Kissel, D E ^a   Cabrera, M L ^a   Vaio, N ^a   Craig, J R ^a   Rema, J A ^a   Morris, L A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA ACQUISITION; HYDROLYSIS; RAIN; UREA;

AMMONIA LOSS; UREA HYDROLYSIS;

FORESTRY;

AMMONIA; CONIFEROUS FOREST; RAINFALL; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; UREA;

PINUS TAEDA;

EID: 4544250943     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2004.1744     Document Type: Article

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