Carbon Availability and Nitrogen Mineralization Control Denitrification Rates and Product Stoichiometry during Initial Maize Litter Decomposition

Returning crop residues to agricultural fields can accelerate nutrient turnover and increase N<sub>2</sub>O and NO emissions. Increased microbial respiration may lead to formation of local hotspots with anoxic or microoxic conditions promoting denitrification. To investigate the effect o...

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Main Authors: Pauline Sophie Rummel, Reinhard Well, Johanna Pausch, Birgit Pfeiffer, Klaus Dittert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-06-01
Series:Applied Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/11/5309