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Modelling nitrogen dynamics in a plant-soil system with a simple model for advisory purposes

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Nitrogen Turnover in the Soil-Crop System

Part of the book series: Developments in Plant and Soil Sciences ((DPSS,volume 44))

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Abstract

A simple functional computer model for advisory purposes is described. Results of simulation indicate some limitations of the model especially in handling the water regime in soils with fluctuating water tables. A major problem seems to be the ‘disappearance’ of fertilizer N. Measurements by the fumigation-extraction method of microbial N during the growing season show that disappearance of fertilizer N can partly be explained by immobilization by the microbial biomass.

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  1. Institute of Geography & Geoecology, Technical University of Braunschweig, Langer Kamp 19c, DW-3300, Braunschweig, Germany

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Kersebaum, K.C., Richter, J. (1991). Modelling nitrogen dynamics in a plant-soil system with a simple model for advisory purposes. In: Groot, J.J.R., De Willigen, P., Verberne, E.L.J. (eds) Nitrogen Turnover in the Soil-Crop System. Developments in Plant and Soil Sciences, vol 44. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-3434-7_12

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