Influence of temperature and soil type on inhibition of urea hydrolysis by N-(n-butyl) thiophosphoric triamide in wheat and pasture soils in south-eastern Australia

Soil Research

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 315-319

  Suter, H C ^a   Pengthamkeerati, P ^a,b   Walker, C ^c   Chen, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b KASETSART UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c Incitec Pivot Limited ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

incubation studies; NBPT; urease activity

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; EFFECTIVE TOOL; FARM MANAGEMENT; HIGH ORGANIC; INCREASED FLEXIBILITY; INCUBATION STUDY; IRRIGATION SCHEDULING; NBPT; ORGANIC CARBON CONTENTS; PASTURE SOILS; SOIL TYPES; TRIAMIDES; UREA HYDROLYSIS; UREASE ACTIVITY;

AGRICULTURE; CLIMATOLOGY; HYDROLYSIS; METABOLISM; ORGANIC CARBON; SCHEDULING; SOILS;

UREA;

AGRICULTURAL SOIL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HYDROLYSIS; INHIBITOR; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; PASTURE; SOIL CARBON; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL TYPE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; UREA; WHEAT;

AUSTRALIA;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 79957487756     PISSN: 1838675X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SR10243     Document Type: Article

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