Gaseous losses of nitrogen other than through denitrification

Nitrogen in Agricultural Soils

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 327-363

  Nelson, Darrell W ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anhydrous ammonia; Bacterial denitrification; Chemodenitrification; Gaseous nitrogen loss; Nitrogen deficit; Nitrogen fertilizer

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EID: 85102326981     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.2134/agronmonogr22.c9     Document Type: Chapter

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