In situ nitrogen mineralization, nitrification, and ammonia volatilization in maize field fertilized with urea in Huanghuaihai Region of Northern China

PLoS ONE

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Zhang, Xuelin ^a   Wang, Qun ^a   Xu, Jun ^a   Gilliam, Frank S ^b   Tremblay, Nicolas ^c   Li, Chaohai ^a  

^a HENAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b MARSHALL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; NITROGEN; UREA; FERTILIZER; SOIL;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMASS; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FIELD CORN; GRAIN YIELD; LEACHING; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN MINERALIZATION; NITROGEN UPTAKE; NONHUMAN; PLANT GROWTH; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOIL FERTILIZATION; VOLATILIZATION; AGRICULTURE; CHEMISTRY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MAIZE; METABOLISM; SOIL;

ZEA MAYS;

AGRICULTURE; AMMONIA; CHINA; FERTILIZERS; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN; SOIL; UREA; VOLATILIZATION; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84922364971     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0115649     Document Type: Article

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