The potential of organic fertilizers and water management to reduce N2O emissions in Mediterranean climate cropping systems. A review

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 164, Issue , 2013, Pages 32-52

  Aguilera, Eduardo ^a,b   Lassaletta, Luis ^c,e   Sanz Cobena, Alberto ^d   Garnier, Josette ^e   Vallejo, Antonio ^d  

^a Spanish Society of Organic Farming ^*  (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD PABLO DE OLAVIDE   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^e SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Irrigated crops; Mediterranean cropping systems; Nitrous oxide; Organic fertilizer; Rainfed crops; Synthetic fertilizer

Indexed keywords

AGROMETEOROLOGY; BARE SOIL; CROP YIELD; CROPPING PRACTICE; DRIP IRRIGATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GREENHOUSE GAS; INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; META-ANALYSIS; NITROGEN CYCLE; NITROUS OXIDE; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; RAINFED AGRICULTURE; SOIL EMISSION; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84869866611     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2012.09.006     Document Type: Review

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