Effect of nitrogen fertilizer application rate on yield, methane and nitrous oxide emissions from switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) and reed canarygrass (Phalaris arundinacea L.)

Canadian Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 129-137

  Wile, Adam ^a   Burton, David L ^a   Sharifi, Mehdi ^b   Lynch, Derek ^a   Main, Michael ^a   Papadopoulos, Yousef A ^c  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biomass energy; Greenhouse gas emissions; Methane; Nitrous oxide; Reed canarygrass; Switchgrass

Indexed keywords

EID: 84899889426     PISSN: 00084271     EISSN: 19181841     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/CJSS2013-058     Document Type: Article

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