Abstract
Anhydrous NH3 applied to soil is subject to chemical fixation by organic matter. A laboratory study was conducted to (i) determine the amount of N retained through chemical fixation of NH3 compared with the amount of NH4 fixed by clay, (ii) characterize the organic-matter-fixed NH3, and (iii) assess the biological availability of the fixed NH3. Results indicate that NH3-N newly fixed by organic matter occurs in forms that are less stabilized and more biologically available than the native soil N. -from Authors
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 775-780 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Soil Science Society of America Journal |
| Volume | 54 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1990 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Soil Science