Biochar and manure effects on net nitrogen mineralization and greenhouse gas emissions from calcareous soil under corn

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1641-1655

  Lentz, Rodrick D ^a   Ippolito, James A ^a   Spokas, Kurt A ^b  

^a Northwest Irrigat Soils Res Lab   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; C (PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE); CARBON DIOXIDE; FORESTRY; GREENHOUSE GASES; MAGNESIUM; MANURES; MINERALOGY; NITROGEN FERTILIZERS; SOIL TESTING; SOILS; SURFACE CHEMISTRY;

CALCAREOUS SOILS; CORN (ZEA MAYS L.); GREENHOUSE GAS FLUXES; MANURE TREATMENT; N IMMOBILIZATION; NET N MINERALIZATION; NITROGEN MINERALIZATION; ROOT/SHOOT RATIO;

GAS EMISSIONS;

BIOMASS; CALCAREOUS SOIL; EMISSION; GREENHOUSE GAS; MAIZE; MANURE; MINERALIZATION; NITROGEN COMPOUND; POROSITY; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL EMISSION; SOIL QUALITY; YIELD RESPONSE;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84907482548     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: 14350661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2014.05.0198     Document Type: Article

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