Ammonium, ammonia, and urea reactions in soils

Nitrogen in Agricultural Systems

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 101-155

  Kissel, D E ^a   Cabrera, M L ^a   Paramasivam, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b SAVANNAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acid base reactions; Ammonia retention zones; Ammoniacal nitrogen; Cation exchange; Chemical fixation; Clay fixed ammonium; Urease activity

Indexed keywords

EID: 85103017877     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.2134/agronmonogr49.c4     Document Type: Chapter

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