Evidence that the efficacy of the nitrification inhibitor dicyandiamide (DCD) is affected by soil properties in UK soils

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 94, Issue , 2016, Pages 222-232

  McGeough, K L ^a   Watson, C J ^a   Muller C ^b,c   Laughlin, R J ^a   Chadwick, D R ^d  

^a AGRI FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

15N tracing model; Immobilisation; Mineralisation; Nitrification; Nitrous oxide mitigation; Soil gross N transformations

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; MINERALOGY; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN OXIDES; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; OXALIC ACID; SOILS;

IMMOBILISATION; MINERALISATION; N TRANSFORMATION; NITROUS OXIDE; TRACING MODEL;

SOIL POLLUTION;

ADSORPTION; BIOMINERALIZATION; CLAY SOIL; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GRASSLAND; IMMOBILIZATION; INORGANIC COMPOUND; NITRIFICATION; NITROUS OXIDE; NUMERICAL MODEL; ORGANIC MATTER; ORGANIC NITROGEN; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; TRANSFORMATION;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84953279120     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2015.11.017     Document Type: Article

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