Quantification of reductions in ammonia emissions from fertiliser urea and animal urine in grazed pastures with urease inhibitors for agriculture inventory: New Zealand as a case study

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 465, Issue , 2013, Pages 136-146

  Saggar, Surinder ^a   Singh, J ^a,f   Giltrap, D L ^a   Zaman, M ^b   Luo, J ^c   Rollo, M ^c   Kim, D G ^a   Rys, G ^d   Der Weerden, T J van ^e  

^a LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b Ballance Agri Nutrients Limited   (New Zealand)

^c RUAKURA RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

^d Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry   (New Zealand)

^e INVERMAY AGRICULTURAL CENTRE   (New Zealand)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ammonia emissions; FracGASF; FracGASM; N (nbutyl) thiophosphoric triamide (nBTPT); Nitrous oxide emission; Urease inhibitors

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA EMISSIONS; FRACGASF; FRACGASM; NITROUS OXIDE EMISSIONS; TRIAMIDES; UREASE INHIBITORS;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; BODY FLUIDS; FERTILIZERS; GLOBAL WARMING; METABOLISM; NITROGEN OXIDES; UREA;

GREENHOUSE GASES;

AMMONIA; N (N BUTYL)THIOPHOSPHORIC TRIAMIDE; NITROGEN FERTILIZER; NITROUS OXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UREA; UREASE INHIBITOR;

AMMONIA; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GREENHOUSE GAS; INHIBITOR; MANURE; NITROUS OXIDE; PASTURE; SOIL POLLUTION; UREA; URINE;

AGRICULTURE; AIR POLLUTION; AMMONIA EMISSION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; GRAZING; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; GREENHOUSE GAS; HYDROLYSIS; MANURE; NEW ZEALAND; NONHUMAN; OZONE DEPLETION; PASTURELAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REDUCTION; TEMPERATE GRASSLAND; URINALYSIS; URINARY EXCRETION;

NEW ZEALAND;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84884533457     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2012.07.088     Document Type: Article

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