Nitrous oxide dynamics in a deep soil-alluvial gravel vadose zone following nitrate leaching

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1333-1346

  Thomas, Steve ^a   Waterland, Hayley ^a,b   Dann, Rod ^c   Close, Murray ^c   Francis, Glyn ^d   Cook, Freeman ^b  

^a THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

^b Institute of Environmental Science and Research ^*  (Australia)

^c ESR Christchurch Science Centre   (New Zealand)

^d AGRESEARCH LTD   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENITRIFICATION; GRAVEL; GREENHOUSE GASES; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; LEACHING; NITRATES; NITROGEN OXIDES; PLANTS (BOTANY); SILICONES; SOIL MOISTURE;

ALLUVIAL GRAVEL; LEACHED NITRATE; LOLIUM MULTIFLORUM LAMS; NITRATE LEACHING; NITROUS OXIDE; SAMPLING SYSTEMS; SOIL SOLUTIONS; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

BROMINE COMPOUNDS;

ALLUVIAL DEPOSIT; DENITRIFICATION; GRASS; GRAVEL; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; LEACHING; NITROUS OXIDE; POTATO; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL NITROGEN; SUBSOIL; VADOSE ZONE;

EID: 84865389073     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: 14350661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2011.0349     Document Type: Article

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