The Challenge of the Urine Patch for Managing Nitrogen in Grazed Pasture Systems

Advances in Agronomy

Volumn 129, Issue , 2015, Pages 229-292

  Selbie, Diana R ^a   Buckthought, Laura E ^b   Shepherd, Mark A ^a  

^a RUAKURA RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

^b AUCKLAND COUNCIL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Denitrification; Immobilization; Leaching; Mitigation; Nitrate; Nitrogen; Pasture; Ruminant; Urine patch

Indexed keywords

EID: 84921529079     PISSN: 00652113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/bs.agron.2014.09.004     Document Type: Article

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