Fate of the nitrogen from fertilizers in field-grown maize

Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 253-263

  Rimski Korsakov, H ^a   Rubio, G ^a,b   Lavado, R S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b Universidad de Buenos Aires   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Maize; Nitrate leaching; Nitrates; Organic fractions; Tagged nitrogen; Volatilization

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DIRECT DRILLING; ENVIRONMENTAL FATE; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GROUNDWATER; LEACHING; MAIZE; MINERALIZATION; NITRATE; PHYTOMASS; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOURCE-SINK DYNAMICS; VOLATILIZATION;

ARGENTINA; BUENOS AIRES [ARGENTINA]; CHIVILCOY;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84865506462     PISSN: 13851314     EISSN: 15730867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10705-012-9513-1     Document Type: Article

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