NITROGEN LOST BY AMMONIA VOLATILISATION, AND THE EFFECTIVENESS OF UREA AND AMMONIUM SULPHATE FERTILISERS

P.W. Theobald; P.Roger Ball

doi:10.33584/jnzg.1984.45.1659

NITROGEN LOST BY AMMONIA VOLATILISATION, AND THE EFFECTIVENESS OF UREA AND AMMONIUM SULPHATE FERTILISERS

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P.W. Theobald
P.Roger Ball

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33584/jnzg.1984.45.1659

Abstract

When nitrogen fertiliser is applied to soil, some of the N may be lost to the atmosphere in the form of ammonia. Different forms of fertiliser are more or less susceptible to losing N after application, and climatic conditions are known to influence volatilisation rates.

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1984-01-01

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Volume 45, 1984, Gisborne

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