Evaluation of effectiveness of enhanced-efficiency fertilizers as mitigation options for N2O and NO emissions from agricultural soils: Meta-analysis

Global Change Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1837-1846

  Akiyama, Hiroko ^a   Yan, Xiaoyuan ^b   Yagi, Kazuyuki ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR AGRO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Controlled release fertilizer; Nitrification inhibitor; Polymer coated fertilizers; Slow release fertilizer; Urease inhibitor

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL SOIL; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FERTILIZER; GLEYSOL; INHIBITOR; LAND USE; META-ANALYSIS; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIFICATION; NITROUS OXIDE; POLYMER;

EID: 77953656014     PISSN: 13541013     EISSN: 13652486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2009.02031.x     Document Type: Article

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