Nitrogen in Soils of China

The study of soil nitrogen has long been an active field, but it was generally pivoted on agricultural and forestry production, and animal husbandry. With the rapid increase in the use of fertilizer nitrogen, more attention has been paid to the rela­ tionship between nitrogen management and environm...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Zhu Zhao-liang (Editor), Wen Qi-xiao (Editor), Freney, J.R. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 1997, 1997
Edition:1st ed. 1997
Series:Developments in Plant and Soil Sciences
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Forms and amount of nitrogen in soil
  • 2. Natural 15N abundance in soils
  • 3. Mineralization of soil nitrogen
  • 4. Fixation and release of ammonium
  • 5. Adsorption and diffusion of ammonium in soils
  • 6. Nitrification
  • 7. Biological nitrogen fixation
  • 8. Denitrification
  • 9. Ammonia volatilization
  • 10. Nitrogen in the rhizosphere
  • 11. Fate and management of fertilizer nitrogen in agro-ecosystems
  • 12. Transformation and management of manure nitrogen
  • 13. Nitrogen management and environmental and crop quality
  • 14. Nitrogen balance and cycling in agroecosystems of China