Nitrous oxide and methane emissions from cultivated seasonal wetland (dambo) soils with inorganic, organic and integrated nutrient management

Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 161-175

  Nyamadzawo, G ^a,b   Wuta, M ^a   Nyamangara, J ^c   Smith, J L ^d   Rees, R M ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^b BINDURA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE EDUCATION   (Zimbabwe)

^c International Crops Research Institute for the Semi Arid Tropics   (Zimbabwe)

^d WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cultivated dambos; Greenhouse gas emission; Integrated nutrient management; Mitigation; Rape (Brassica napus)

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; CANOLA; CLIMATE CHANGE; CROP YIELD; CULTIVATION; DROUGHT STRESS; GREENHOUSE GAS; INTEGRATED APPROACH; METHANE; NITROUS OXIDE; NUTRIENT CYCLING; RAINFED AGRICULTURE; SMALLHOLDER; SOIL EMISSION; WETLAND;

SOUTHERN AFRICA;

BRASSICA NAPUS;

EID: 85027946968     PISSN: 13851314     EISSN: 15730867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10705-014-9634-9     Document Type: Article

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