Response of turfgrass to urea-based fertilizers formulated to reduce ammonia volatilization and nitrate conversion

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 51-60

  Henning, S W ^a   Branham, B E ^a   Mulvaney, R L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

DCD; NBPT; Stabilized N; Turfgrass; Urea

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; BIOMASS; COLOR; CROP YIELD; FERTILIZER; GRASS; INHIBITOR; NITRATE; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; NUTRIENT USE EFFICIENCY; PERENNIAL PLANT; POLYMER; SOIL FERTILITY; UREA; VOLATILIZATION;

LOLIUM PERENNE; POA; POA PRATENSIS; POACEAE;

EID: 84871938403     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00374-012-0696-z     Document Type: Article

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