Denitrification and availability of carbon and nitrogen in a well-drained pasture soil amended with particulate organic carbon

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 923-930

  Stevenson, Bryan A ^a   Schipper, Louis A ^b   McGill, Alexandra ^a   Clark, Dave ^c  

^a LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^c DAIRYNZ   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASAL RESPIRATION; CARBON AND NITROGEN; COMPLEX INTERACTION; DAIRY PASTURES; DENITRIFICATION RATE; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; MICROSITES; MULCH TREATMENT; N AVAILABILITY; NET N MINERALIZATION; NITRATE LEVELS; NITRATE-N; PARTICULATE ORGANIC CARBON; PASTURE SOILS; SOIL WATER CONTENT; TEMPORAL VARIABILITY;

ACETYLENE; AGRICULTURE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ORGANIC CARBON; SOIL MOISTURE; WATER CONTENT;

DENITRIFICATION;

NITROGEN; ORGANIC CARBON;

ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; DENITRIFICATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; MULCH; NITROGEN AVAILABILITY; PASTURELAND; SAWDUST; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL WATER CONTENT;

AGRICULTURE; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CARBON; DENITRIFICATION; NEW ZEALAND; NITRATES; NITROGEN; SOIL; WOOD;

EID: 79956140755     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: 15372537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2010.0463     Document Type: Article

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