Changes in natural 15N abundance in pastoral soils receiving differing amounts of superphosphate fertilizer and irrigation for 50 years

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 830-841

  Mudge, P L ^a,b,c   Schipper, L A ^a   Ghani, A ^b   Upsdell, M ^b   Baisden, W T ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^b RUAKURA RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

^c LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^d GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTROL TREATMENTS; INTENSIVE MANAGEMENT; IRRIGATION FREQUENCY; MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; NATURAL ABUNDANCE; PASTURE PRODUCTION; POSITIVE CORRELATIONS; SUPERPHOSPHATE FERTILIZERS;

FERTILIZERS; IRRIGATION; ISOTOPES;

SOILS;

AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION; AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; AGRICULTURAL SOIL; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GRAZING; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; PASTORALISM; PASTURE; SOIL NITROGEN; SUPERPHOSPHATE; TRANSFORMATION;

NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 84880154763     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: 14350661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2012.0333     Document Type: Article

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