Cover crop effects on nitrous oxide emission from a manure-treated Mollisol

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 134, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 29-35

  Jarecki, Marek K ^a   Parkin, Timothy B ^b   Chan, Alvarus S K ^a   Kaspar, Thomas C ^b   Moorman, Thomas B ^b   Singer, Jeremy W ^b   Kerr, Brian J ^b   Hatfield, Jerry L ^b   Jones, Raymond ^a  

^a AgCert USA Inc   (United States)

^b USDA ARS National Laboratory for Agriculture and the Environment   (United States)

Author keywords

Corn soybean; Cover crop; Manure; N fertilization; N2O emissions; NO3 leaching

Indexed keywords

COVER CROP; EMISSION CONTROL; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FIELD METHOD; MANURE; MOLLISOL; NITROUS OXIDE; RESIDUAL SOIL; SCAVENGER; SOIL MOISTURE;

GLYCINE MAX; SECALE CEREALE; SUIDAE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 69249232071     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2009.05.008     Document Type: Article

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