Nitrogen Economy in Tropical Soils Proceedings of the International Symposium on Nitrogen Economy in Tropical Soils, held in Trinidad, W.I., January 9–14, 1994 / edited by N. Ahmad.

Nitrogen Economy in Tropical Soils presents an authoritative and comprehensive state-of-the-art review on soil/plant nitrogen inter-relationships, with special reference to tropical soils and crops in aerobic and anaerobic environments. Use of isotopically labelled nitrogen in experimentation, espec...

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Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors:	Ahmad, N. (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 1996.
Edition:	1st ed. 1996.
Series:	Developments in Plant and Soil Sciences ; 69 Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:	Sedimentology. Soil science. Soil conservation. Ecology . Electronic resources (E-books)
Online Access:	Click to view e-book
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Table of Contents:

*1. Forms and nature of organic N in soil
*2. Seasonal fluctuations of native available N and soil management implications
*3. Effect of cultivation on the nitrogen fertility of selected agro-ecosystems in South Africa
*4. Assessment of biological nitrogen fixation
*5. High productivity analysis of 15N and 13C in soil/plant research
*6. Adapting the potentially mineralizable N concept for the prediction of fertilizer N requirements
*7. Field application of the 15N isotope dilution technique for the reliable quantification of plant-associated biological nitrogen fixation
*8. Rational nitrogen fertilization in intensive cropping systems
*9. Nitrogen assimilation by legumes — processes and ecological limitations
*10. Fate of CO(NH2)2-15N applied to taro (Colocasia esculenta var. esculenta) in an acid Vertisol of Trinidad
*11. Brown leaf spot disease and fertilizer interaction in irrigated rice growing on different soil types
*12. Use of 15N for fertilizer N recovery and N mineralization studies in semi-arid Kenya
*13. Significance of timing and method of N fertilizer application for the N-use efficiency in flooded tropical rice
*14. A conceptual assessment of the importance of denitrification as a source of soil nitrogen loss in tropical agro-ecosystems
*15. Soil, plant and atmospheric conditions as they relate to ammonia volatilization
*16. Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from soils in warm climates
*17. The role of Azolla in curbing ammonia volatilization from flooded rice systems
*18. Downward movement of nitrate and ammonium nitrogen in a flatland ultisol
*19. 15N isotope dilution techniques to study soil nitrogen transformations and plant uptake
*20. Nitrogen transformations in wetland rice ecosystems
*21. Urea-N uptake by dasheen (Colocasia esculenta L. Schott) in relation to the fertilizer placement method
*22. Nitrogen fixation by trees in relation to soil nitrogen economy
*23. Extension of symbiotic biological nitrogen fixation technology in developing countries
*24. Nitrogen fixation associated with grasses and cereals: Recent progress and perspectives for the future
*25 Recent developments on the use of urease inhibitors in the tropics
*26. Biological N2-fixation and its management in wetland rice cultivation
*27. Managing nitrogen for sustainable crop production
*28. Searching for criteria for the selection of efficient tree species for fallow improvement, with special reference to carbon and nitrogen
*29. Nitrogen balance and root behavior in four pigeonpea-based intercropping systems
*30. Recent research on problems in the use of urea as a nitrogen fertilizer
*31. Nitrate contamination of groundwater: Measurement and prediction
*32. Alternatives for nitrogen nutrition of crops in tropical agriculture
*33. Behaviour of urea and ammonium sulfate fertilizers and their N uptake relationships in calcareous soils
*34. Simple field testing sites to determine the extent of nitrogen leaching from agricultural areas
*35. Comparison of legumes and fertilizer nitrogen for wheat production in subtropical Australia
*36. Long-term N-fertilization calibration experiments — environmental aspects
*37. Nitrification inhibitors, with emphasis on natural products, and the persistence of fertilizer nitrogen in the soil
*38. Land use related nitrogen and global change
*39. Response of sugarcane to nitrogen fertilization practices on some sugarcane soils in Trinidad
*40. FAO/IAEA International networking in soil/plant nitrogen research
*41. Nitrogen losses by leaching and runoff: methods and conclusions
*42. Optimizing non-symbiotic nitrogen fixation in an acid Vertisol.

Nitrogen Economy in Tropical Soils Proceedings of the International Symposium on Nitrogen Economy in Tropical Soils, held in Trinidad, W.I., January 9–14, 1994 / edited by N. Ahmad.

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