Nitrogen source effects on soil nitrous oxide emissions from strip-till corn

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1775-1786

  Halvorson, Ardell D ^a   Del Grosso, Stephen J ^a   Jantalia, Claudia Pozzi ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b EMBRAPA AGROBIOLOGIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLAY LOAM SOILS; CONTROLLED RELEASE; CORN (ZEA MAYS L.); CORN GRAIN YIELD; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHS; GRAIN YIELD; GROWING SEASON; IRRIGATED CORN; N FERTILIZERS; NITROGEN SOURCES; NITROUS OXIDE; NITROUS OXIDE EMISSIONS; PRODUCTION SYSTEM; SEMIARID AREA; SLOW RELEASE; UREASE INHIBITORS;

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; ANESTHETICS; FERTILIZERS; METABOLISM; NITROGEN OXIDES; SOILS; UREA;

UREA FERTILIZERS;

AMMONIUM NITRATE; CARBON DIOXIDE; FERTILIZER; NITROGEN; NITROUS OXIDE; UREA; UREASE INHIBITOR;

ARTICLE; CLAY; CORN; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GRAIN YIELD; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); LOAM SOIL; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN UPTAKE; NITROUS OXIDE EMISSION; SURFACE MINING; TILLAGE;

AGRICULTURE; AIR POLLUTANTS; ANIMALS; CARBON DIOXIDE; METHANE; NITROGEN; NITROUS OXIDE; SOIL; TIME FACTORS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84055222123     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: 15372537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2011.0194     Document Type: Article

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