Spatiotemporal variation of event related N2O and CH4 emissions during fertigation in a California almond orchard

Ecosphere

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Alsina, Maria Mar ^a   Fanton Borges, Ana Clara ^a   Smart, David R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Almond orchard; California; Emission; Fertigation; GHG; Microirrigation systems; Trace gas; USA; Woody perennials

Indexed keywords

EID: 84900409689     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21508925     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/ES12-00236.1     Document Type: Article

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