An assessment of the guidelines in Victoria, Australia, for land application of biosolids based on plant-available nitrogen

Soil Research

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 529-538

  Al Dhumri, Sami ^a   Beshah, Firew H ^a   Porter, Nichola A ^a   Meehan, Barry ^a   Wrigley, Roger ^b  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Application rates; Biosolids; Conventional fertilisers; Nitrogen mineralisation; Perennial ryegrass; Plant available nitrogen

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION SYSTEM; AGRICULTURAL PURPOSE; APPLICATION RATES; ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS; FIELD CALIBRATION; NITROGEN MINERALISATION; PERENNIAL RYEGRASS; VICTORIA , AUSTRALIA;

AGRICULTURE; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; FERTILIZERS; METABOLISM; MINERALOGY; NITROGEN; SOIL CONDITIONERS; SOILS; UREA;

BIOSOLIDS;

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; CLAY LOAM; CROP YIELD; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; FERTILIZER; NITROGEN; SANDY LOAM; SOIL TYPE; UREA; WATER;

AUSTRALIA; LARA; VENEZUELA;

EID: 84888220866     PISSN: 1838675X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SR13191     Document Type: Article

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