Natural 15N abundance of plant and soil inorganic-N as evidence for over-fertilization with compost

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1541-1547

  Yun, Seok In ^a   Ro, Hee Myong ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cabbage; Compost; Isotopic fractionation; Natural 15N abundance; Over fertilization; Soil inorganic nitrogen

Indexed keywords

CABBAGE; COMPOST; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; NATURAL 15N ABUNDANCE; OVER-FERTILIZATION;

ISOTOPES; PLANT LIFE EXTENSION; SOILS;

COMPOSTING;

COMPOSTING; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FERTILIZER APPLICATION; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; INORGANIC NITROGEN; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; SOIL NITROGEN; VEGETABLE;

BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA; BRASSICA RAPA; BRASSICA RAPA SUBSP. PEKINENSIS;

EID: 67349091720     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2009.04.014     Document Type: Article

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