Comments on "Synthetic nitrogen fertilizers deplete soil nitrogen: A global dilemma for sustainable cereal production," by R.L. Mulvaney, S.A. Khan, and T.R. Ellsworth in the Journal of Environmental Quality 2009 38:2295-2314

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 749-752

  Powlson, D S ^a   Jenkinson, D S ^a   Johnston, A E ^a   Poulton, P R ^a   Glendining, M J ^a   Goulding, K W T ^a  

^a ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN FERTILIZER; ORGANIC CARBON;

CARBON MINERALIZATION; CEREAL; CROP PRODUCTION; FERTILIZATION; LETTER; MANURE; NITROGEN MINERALIZATION; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; SOIL; WHEAT;

CEREALS; FERTILIZERS; NITROGEN; SOIL;

EID: 77649217010     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2010.0001le     Document Type: Letter

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