Effect of mixing urea with humic acid and acid sulphate soil on ammonia loss, exchangeable ammonium and available nitrate

American Journal of Environmental Sciences

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 588-591

  Yusuff, Mohd Taufik Mohd ^a   Ahmed, Osumanu Haruna ^a   Majid, Nik Muhamad Ab ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CROP SCIENCE   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Acid sulphate soil; Ammonia volatilization; Ammonium; Humic acid; Nitrate; Urea

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL SOIL; AGROCHEMICAL; AMMONIA; AMMONIUM; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; HUMIC SUBSTANCE; HYDROLYSIS; LABORATORY METHOD; NITRATE; NUTRIENT USE EFFICIENCY; PH; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SANDY CLAY LOAM; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL SURFACE; SOIL TEST; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SULFATE; UREA; VARIANCE ANALYSIS; VOLATILIZATION;

EID: 70350125388     PISSN: 1553345X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3844/ajessp.2009.588.591     Document Type: Article

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