Effects of organic and mineral fertilizer nitrogen on greenhouse gas emissions and plant-captured carbon under maize cropping in Zimbabwe

Plant and Soil

Volumn 343, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 67-81

  Mapanda, Farai ^a   Wuta, Menas ^b   Nyamangara, Justice ^c   Rees, Robert M ^d  

^a Chemistry and Soil Research Institute   (Zimbabwe)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^c Matopos Research Station Bulawayo   (Zimbabwe)

^d SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cattle manure; Greenhouse gas; Maize; Mineral fertilizer; Plant captured carbon

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL EMISSION; AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; AIR SAMPLING; CATTLE; CLAY; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GAS; MAIZE; MANURE; SANDY LOAM; SEASONALITY; SOIL EMISSION; SOIL WATER; WATER CONTENT; YIELD RESPONSE;

ZIMBABWE;

BOS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 79956081133     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-011-0753-7     Document Type: Article

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