Sheep Excreta as Source of Nitrous Oxide in Ryegrass Pasture in Southern Brazil

ABSTRACT Livestock urine and dung are important components of the N cycle in pastures, but little information on its effect on soil nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions is available. We conducted a short-term (39-day) trial to quantify the direct N2O-N emissions from sheep excreta on an experimental area o...

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Main Authors: Michely Tomazi, Emanuelle Cavazini Magiero, Joice Mari Assmann, Tatiane Bagatini, Jeferson Dieckow, Paulo Cesar de Faccio Carvalho, Cimélio Bayer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ciência do Solo 2015-10-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Ciência do Solo
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-06832015000501498&lng=en&tlng=en