Effect of nitrogen fertilizer rate on nitrous oxide emission from irrigated potato on a clay loam soil in manitoba, Canada

Canadian Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-11

  Gao, Xiaopeng ^a   Tenuta, Mario ^a   Nelson, Alison ^b   Sparling, Brad ^a   Tomasiewicz, Dale ^b   Mohr, Ramona M ^c   Bizimungu, Benoit ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^c BRANDON RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canadian prairies; Clay loam soil; Emission factor; Irrigation; Moisture; Precipitation

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; CLAY LOAM; CROP YIELD; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FURROW IRRIGATION; GROWING SEASON; MOISTURE CONTENT; NITROGEN; NITROUS OXIDE; POTATO; PRAIRIE; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SOIL EMISSION;

CANADA; MANITOBA;

SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 84873254056     PISSN: 00084271     EISSN: 19181841     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/CJSS2012-057     Document Type: Article

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