Loss of nitrogen from urea applied to rainfed wheat in varying rainfall zones in northern Syria

Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 357-366

  Monem, M Abdel ^a   Lindsay, W L ^b   Sommer, R ^c   Ryan, J ^c  

^a United Nations Environment Programme   (Kenya)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^c INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH IN THE DRY AREAS ICARDA   (Syrian Arab Republic)

Author keywords

Ammonia volatilization; Dryland cropping systems; N use efficiency; Slow release N sources; Urea hydrolysis; Urease inhibitors

Indexed keywords

CROP YIELD; DENITRIFICATION; DRYLAND FARMING; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FIELDWORK; HYDROLYSIS; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; LEACHING; RAINFED AGRICULTURE; RUNOFF; SEASONALITY; SOIL NITROGEN; UREA; VOLATILIZATION; WHEAT;

SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 77952890366     PISSN: 13851314     EISSN: 15730867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10705-009-9297-0     Document Type: Article

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