Assessing agronomic and environmental implications of different N fertilisation strategies in subtropical grain cropping systems on Oxisols

Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 369-382

  De Antoni Migliorati, Massimiliano ^a   Bell, Mike J ^b   Grace, Peter R ^a   Rowlings, David W ^a   Scheer, Clemens ^a   Strazzabosco, Alice ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cereals; DMPP; Nitrification inhibitor; Nitrogen recovery; NUE; Oxisols

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; AGRONOMY; CEREAL; CROP ROTATION; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; LEGUME; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; NUTRIENT LOSS; OXISOL; PASTURE; SUBTROPICAL REGION; UREA;

EID: 84911913988     PISSN: 13851314     EISSN: 15730867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10705-014-9655-4     Document Type: Article

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