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The total amount of the nitrogen lost through ammonia volatilization was determined in a laboratory experiment on a submerged soil amended with urea. Ammonia volatilization rates as high as the 22.1% of the nitrogen added to the soil were recorded in a twenty days trial. Ammonia volatilization was related to the NH +4 -N content, the pH, and the urease activity of the flooding water.
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Pedrazzini, F.R., Tarsitano, R. Ammonia volatilization from flooded soil following urea application. Plant Soil 91, 101–107 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02181822
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