N2O emissions due to nitrogen fertilizer applications in two regions of sugarcane cultivation in Brazil

Environmental Research Letters

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Signor, D ^a,b   Cerri, C E P ^b   Conant, R ^c,d  

^a EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^d QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

ammonium nitrate; ethanol; global warming; greenhouse gases; urea

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CULTIVATION; ETHANOL; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; NITRATES; NITROGEN FERTILIZERS; UREA;

AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES; AMMONIUM NITRATE; FERTILIZER APPLICATIONS; GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIAL; NITROGEN CONCENTRATIONS; QUADRATIC EQUATIONS; S STATE; SUGARCANE CULTIVATION;

METABOLISM;

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; AMMONIUM NITRATE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CULTIVATION; ETHANOL; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GAS; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; SOIL EMISSION; SUGAR CANE; UREA;

BRAZIL; GOIANESIA; GOIAS; PIRACICABA; SAO PAULO [BRAZIL];

EID: 84876172154     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17489326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/8/1/015013     Document Type: Article

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