Nitrogen in desert grasses as affected by biosolids, their time of application, and soil water content

Arid Land Research and Management

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 385-395

  Mata González, Ricardo ^a,b   Sosebee, Ronald E ^a   Wan, Changgui ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MWH AMERICAS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Biosolids irrigation interaction; Blue grama; Bouteloua gracilis; Chihuahuan Desert; Hilaria mutica; Nitrogen uptake; Tobosagrass

Indexed keywords

BIOSOLID; DESERT SOIL; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL WATER;

CHIHUAHUAN DESERT; NORTH AMERICA;

BLEPHARIDACHNE; BOUTELOUA; BOUTELOUA GRACILIS; HILARIA; PLEURAPHIS MUTICA; POACEAE;

EID: 5344251737     PISSN: 15324982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15324980490497465     Document Type: Article

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