The effect of N fertilizer forms on nitrous oxide emissions from UK arable land and grassland

Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 127-149

  Smith, Keith A ^a,b   Dobbie, Karen E ^a,c   Thorman, Rachel ^d   Watson, Catherine J ^e   Chadwick, David R ^f   Yamulki, Sirwan ^f,g   Ball, Bruce C ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b Pomeroy Villas   (United Kingdom)

^c SCOTTISH ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^d ADAS BOXWORTH   (United Kingdom)

^e AGRI FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^f ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^g FOREST RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^h SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arable land; Emission factor; Emissions; Grassland; N fertilizer form; Nitrous oxide

Indexed keywords

ARABLE LAND; BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GRASSLAND; GROWING SEASON; INHIBITOR; NITRATE; NITROGEN; NITROUS OXIDE; SOIL EMISSION; SOIL TEMPERATURE;

UNITED KINGDOM;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 84863545523     PISSN: 13851314     EISSN: 15730867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10705-012-9505-1     Document Type: Article

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