Reply to additional 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 4, 2010, Pages 1530-1532

  Mulvaney, R L ^a   Khan, S A ^a   Ellsworth, T R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN; NITROGEN FERTILIZER; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

CROP ROTATION; GREENHOUSE GAS; LETTER; NITROGEN MINERALIZATION; SOIL COMPACTION; SOIL DEGRADATION; SOIL MANAGEMENT; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL QUALITY;

EID: 77955609867     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2010.0005le     Document Type: Letter

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