Nitrogen Fluxes in Intensive Grassland Systems

Front Matter....Pages I-IX
The relationship between inputs and outputs of nitrogen in intensive grassland systems....Pages 1-18
The response to nitrogen fertilizer from a cut perennial ryegrass ( Lolium perenne L.) pasture in the Scottish uplands relative to efficiency of fertilizer use and provision of herbage for animals....Pages 19-28
Efficient use of fertilizer nitrogen on grass swards: effects of timing, cutting management and secondary grasses....Pages 29-37
Nitrogen supply and the persistence of grasses....Pages 39-45
Sources and transformations of organic nitrogen in intensively managed grassland soils....Pages 47-58
Gaseous losses of nitrogen from grassland....Pages 59-73
Relationships between soil mineral nitrogen content and denitrification, following application of slurry and calcium nitrate to grassland....Pages 75-83
Losses of nitrogen from intensive grassland systems by leaching and surface runoff....Pages 85-97
Nitrate loss through leaching and surface runoff from grassland: effects of water supply, soil type and management....Pages 99-113