Published December 1994 | Version v1
Journal article

Mineralization of residual fertilizer nitrogen in soil after rice harvest

  • 1. Indian Agricultural Research Inst., New Delhi (India). Div. of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry

Description

Remineralization of immobilized 15N labelled urea N applied to rice crop at the rate of 180 kg N/ha was determined. Mineral N increased rapidly up to 14 days of incubation and thereafter remained more or less constant. The recovery of fertilizer as mineral N varied between 0.7 and 3.1 μg/g soil. The percent mineralization of labelled organic N ranged between 3.1 and 9.5. (author). 5 refs., 2 tabs., 1 fig

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Nuclear Agriculture and Biology
Journal Volume
23
Journal Issue
4
Journal Page Range
p. 246-248.
ISSN
0379-5489
CODEN
JNABDS