Origin and distribution of nitrogen in soil

Nitrogen in Agricultural Systems

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 1-30

  Voroney, Paul ^a   Derry, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Denitrification; Gas fluxes; Geologic history; Nitrogen cycle; Nitrogen distribution; Nitrogen fixation; Nitrogen oxides; Trace gases

Indexed keywords

EID: 85103068183     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.2134/agronmonogr49.c1     Document Type: Chapter

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