Emissions of ammonia, nitrous oxide and carbon dioxide from urban gardens in Niamey, Niger

Field Crops Research

Volumn 115, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-8

  Predotova, Martina ^a   Gebauer, Jens ^a   Diogo, Rodrigue V C ^a   Schlecht, Eva ^a   Buerkert, Andreas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KASSEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carbon losses; Closed chamber system; INNOVA; Nitrogen losses; Urban and peri urban agriculture; Water filled pore space

Indexed keywords

GARDEN; IRRIGATION; NUTRIENT LOSS; NUTRIENT USE; ORGANIC MATTER; PORE SPACE; RIVER WATER; SEASONAL VARIATION; URBAN AREA;

AFRICA; NIAMEY [NIGER]; NIGER [WEST AFRICA]; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 70449710728     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcr.2009.09.010     Document Type: Article

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