Influences of over winter conditions on denitrification and nitrous oxide-producing microorganism abundance and structure in an agricultural soil amended with different nitrogen sources

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 183, Issue , 2014, Pages 47-59

  Tatti, Enrico ^a   Goyer, Claudia ^a   Chantigny, Martin ^a   Wertz, Sophie ^a   Zebarth, Bernie J ^a   Burton, David L ^b   Filion, Martin ^c  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE MONCTON   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cold soils; Denitrifiers; Nitrifiers; Organic fertilizer

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AGRICULTURAL LAND; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DENITRIFICATION; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; MANURE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NITROGEN; NITROUS OXIDE; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; WINTER;

CANADA;

EID: 84888067451     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2013.10.021     Document Type: Article

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