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Determination of Application Losses of Anhydrous Ammonia 1
Author(s) -
Baker J. H.,
Peech Michael,
Musgrave R. B.
Publication year - 1959
Publication title -
agronomy journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.752
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1435-0645
pISSN - 0002-1962
DOI - 10.2134/agronj1959.00021962005100060016x
Subject(s) - anhydrous , ammonia , soil water , moisture , chemistry , water content , environmental science , agronomy , environmental chemistry , soil science , geology , biology , organic chemistry , geotechnical engineering
Synopsis Application losses of anhydrous ammonia from soils at optimum moisture content were found to be negligibly small when ammonia was applied at practical rates, even at a depth of only 4 inches below the surface, as revealed by a method described in this paper.