Urea decreases nitrous oxide emissions compared with anhydrous ammonia in a minnesota corn cropping system

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 407-418

  Venterea, Rodney T ^a   Dolan, Michael S ^a   Ochsner, Tyson E ^a,b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANHYDROUS AMMONIA; CALCULATION METHODS; CALCULATION SCHEME; CORN (ZEA MAYS L.); CROP RESIDUE; CROPPING SYSTEMS; DISSOLVED ORGANIC C; GLYCINE MAX; GROWING SEASON; MINNESOTA; NITROUS OXIDE EMISSIONS; PER UNIT; SOIL CO;

AGRICULTURAL WASTES; DISSOLUTION; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; LEAKAGE (FLUID); METABOLISM; NITROGEN FERTILIZERS; NITROGEN FIXATION; NITROGEN OXIDES; SOILS; UREA;

GAS EMISSIONS;

AGRICULTURAL EMISSION; AMMONIA; CROPPING PRACTICE; GREENHOUSE GAS; GROWING SEASON; NITROUS OXIDE; SOIL CARBON; SOIL NITROGEN; SOYBEAN; UREA;

GLYCINE MAX; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 77949605069     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2009.0078     Document Type: Conference Paper

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