Nitrification of fertilizers: Mean winter temperature of 45°F prevalent in state's farm areas not sufficiently low to prevent substantial oxidation
K. B. Tyler, University of California, Riverside.
F. E. Broadbent, University of California, Davis.
G. N. Hill, University of California, Davis.
California Agriculture 13(7):10-10. DOI: 10.3733/ca.v013n07p10.
K. B. Tyler is Assistant Olericulturist, University of California, Riverside. F. E. Broadbent is Associate Professor of Soil Microbiology, University of California, Davis. G. N. Hill is Laboratory Technician, University of California, Davis.
Abstract Not Available – First paragraph follows:
The validity of the assumption–that nitrogen losses, by leaching, are small when ammonium fertilizers are applied in the fall–was tested in a series of incubation experiments.
The above progress report is based on Research Project No. 1681.