The N transformation mechanisms for rapid nitrate accumulation in soils under intensive vegetable cultivation

Journal of Soils and Sediments

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1178-1189

  Zhu, Tongbin ^a   Zhang, Jinbo ^a   Cai, Zucong ^a   Müller, Christoph ^b,c  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

15N tracing model; Gross N transformation rate; NO3 accumulation; Vegetable cultivation

Indexed keywords

ACCUMULATION; ACIDIFICATION; AGRONOMY; AUTOTROPHY; CROP ROTATION; CULTIVATION; DATA ACQUISITION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; HETEROTROPHY; INTENSIVE AGRICULTURE; MINERALIZATION; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; NITRATE; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PH; RICE; SALINITY; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL DEGRADATION; SOIL PROPERTY; SUSTAINABILITY; TRANSFORMATION; VEGETABLE; WHEAT;

CHINA;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 80052618996     PISSN: 14390108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11368-011-0384-x     Document Type: Article

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