Soil-surface carbon dioxide emission following nitrogen fertilization in corn

Canadian Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 219-232

  Gagnon, Bernard ^a   Ziadi, Noura ^a   Rochette, Philippe ^a   Chantigny, Martin H ^a   Angers, Denis A ^a   Bertrand, Normand ^a   Smith, Ward N ^b  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b OTTAWA RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ammonium N fertilizer; Carbon dioxide emission; Corn; Nitrate N fertilizer; Soil respiration

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; AMMONIUM; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; CLAY SOIL; EMISSION CONTROL; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; MAIZE; NUTRIENT USE EFFICIENCY; SOIL EMISSION; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL RESPIRATION; SOIL SURFACE;

CANADA;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84973641601     PISSN: 00084271     EISSN: 19181841     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjss-2015-0053     Document Type: Article

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