Nitrogen mineralization in a coarse soil of the semi-arid Pampas of Argentina

Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 259-272

  Bono, Alfredo ^a   Alvarez, Roberto ^b  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TECNOLOGÍA AGROPECUARIA INTA   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

nitrogen balance sheet method; nitrogen mineralization; residue decomposition

Indexed keywords

TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84871027468     PISSN: 03650340     EISSN: 14763567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03650340.2011.625413     Document Type: Article

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