Plastic mulch stimulates nitrogen mineralization in urea-amended soils in a semiarid environment

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 921-930

  Hai, Long ^a   Li, Xiao Gang ^a   Liu, Xiao E ^a   Jiang, Xiao Jin ^a   Guo, Rui Ying ^a   Jing, Gao Bo ^a   Rengel, Zed ^b   Li, Feng Min ^a  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

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ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84929148035     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: 14350645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj14.0538     Document Type: Article

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