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Forms and amount of nitrogen in soil

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Nitrogen in Soils of China

Part of the book series: Developments in Plant and Soil Sciences ((DPSS,volume 74))

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It has long been recognized that nitrogen (N) plays an important role in soil fertility. Even in well-fertilized fields about 50%, and in some cases more than 70%, of the N absorbed by cereal crops is derived from the soil N pool (Zhu 1988). Obviously, knowledge of the forms, distribution and amount of N in soil is essential for understanding the N supply characteristics of a soil and for the efficient management of fertilizer N. In this chapter, a brief account of the forms, distribution and amounts of N in the soils of China is presented.

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Qi-Xiao, W. (1997). Forms and amount of nitrogen in soil. In: Zhu, Zl., Wen, Qx., Freney, J.R. (eds) Nitrogen in Soils of China. Developments in Plant and Soil Sciences, vol 74. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-5636-3_1

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