Fertilizer and irrigation management effects on nitrous oxide emissions and nitrate leaching

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 703-714

  Maharjan, Bijesh ^a   Venterea, Rodney T ^a,b   Rosen, Carl ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

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EID: 84895766018     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: 14350645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2013.0179     Document Type: Article

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