Relative humidity controls ammonia loss from urea applied to loblolly pine

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 543-549

  Cabrera, M L ^a   Kissel, D E ^a   Craig, J R ^a   Qafoku, N P ^b   Vaio, N ^a   Rema, J A ^a   Morris, L A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR FLOW; DYNAMIC CHAMBER; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL VARIABLES; FOREST FLOORS; LOBLOLLY PINE; PINE TREES; PINUS TAEDA; RELATIVE HUMIDITIES; SOIL SURFACES; SYSTEM-BASED; UREA HYDROLYSIS; VOLATILIZATION LOSS; WIND SPEED;

AMMONIA; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; DISSOLUTION; FLOORS; FORESTRY; HUMIDITY CONTROL; METABOLISM; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; UREA;

WATER CONTENT;

AIRFLOW; AMMONIA; CONIFEROUS TREE; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FOREST FLOOR; HYDROLYSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SOIL WATER; UREA; VOLATILIZATION; WATER CONTENT; WIND VELOCITY;

AMMONIA; DISSOLVING; FLOORS; FORESTRY; HUMIDITY; HUMIDITY CONTROL; METABOLISM; MOISTURE CONTENT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; UREA;

UNITED STATES;

PINUS TAEDA;

EID: 77949625463     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2009.0220     Document Type: Article

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