Effects of simulated drought and nitrogen fertilizer on plant productivity and nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions of two pastures

Plant and Soil

Volumn 361, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 411-426

  Hartmann, Adrian A ^a   Niklaus, Pascal A ^b  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Compensatory growth; Denitrification; Drought; Grassland; Grazing; Greenhouse gases; Nitrification; Soil acidity; Soil microbial C and N; Summer drought

Indexed keywords

ACID SOIL; BIOMASS; CARBON EMISSION; CATTLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPENSATION; DENITRIFICATION; DROUGHT; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GRASSLAND; GRAZING; GREENHOUSE GAS; NITRIFICATION; NITROUS OXIDE; PASTURE; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; URINE;

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 84869506209     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-012-1248-x     Document Type: Article

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