Effect of amending cattle urine with dicyandiamide on soil nitrogen dynamics and leaching of urinary-nitrogen

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 167, Issue , 2013, Pages 12-22

  Welten, B G ^a   Ledgard, S F ^a   Schipper, L A ^b   Judge, A A ^a  

^a RUAKURA RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

15N isotope; Cattle urine; DCD; Dicyandiamide; Leaching; Soil nitrogen

Indexed keywords

EXCRETION; LEACHING; NITROGEN CYCLE; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; PUMICE; RUMINANT; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL PROFILE; SOIL SURFACE; URINE;

EID: 84874518085     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2013.01.011     Document Type: Article

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