amount of nitrogen

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amount
noun[C]
uk
/əˈmaʊnt/us
/əˈmaʊnt/
a collection or mass, especially of something that cannot ...
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nitrogen
noun[U]
uk
/ˈnaɪ.trə.dʒən/us
/ˈnaɪ.trə.dʒən/
a chemical element that is a gas with no colour or taste, forms most of the earth's atmosphere, and is a part of all ...
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(Definition ofamountandnitrogenfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Measurement ofamountofnitrogenfixed by a legume crop.
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Irrigated spring wheat and timing andamountofnitrogenfertilizer.
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In addition to cost savings for nitrogen fertilizer, this credit also results in a considerable reduction in theamountofnitrogenleaving the agroecosystem33,55,56.
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We also evaluated theamountofnitrogenpotentially available from fixation by leguminous cover crops used as fertilizer.
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The inventory is a small fraction of theamountofnitrogenpresumed to have been received by the planet during its accretion.
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In both villages farmers increase theamountofnitrogenapplied in response to risk.
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It certainly will not reduce at high speeds theamountofnitrogenoxides that are pumped into the atmosphere.
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Subsidy continues to be paid on fertilisers according to theamountofnitrogenor phosphoric acid derived wholly or partly from inorganic materials.
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Not only does the filter continuously clean itself, so that it does not need separate cleaning or replacing, but the process reduces theamountofnitrogenoxide.
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There is increasing interest in theamountofnitrogenused on cereal crops and the effect that that nitrogen has when it drains off into water courses.
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In the corn belt, since about 1975, the predominant method of estimating theamountofnitrogenneeded for corn has been the yield-based method.
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The linear approach expresses the rate in terms of theamountofnitrogenand phosphorus from manure, litter, and process wastewater allowed to be applied.
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As a chemist and physiologist, he found that theamountofnitrogenin excreted urea is a measure for the protein turnover.
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Managing theamountofnitrogenavailable to the plant is another key to decreasing incidence of this disease.
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The state of the grapes and the conditions of fermentation will influence theamountofnitrogenneeded.
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It contains the sameamountofnitrogenas urea, which makes it an alternative to urea for excreting nitrogen.
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Theamountofnitrogenfixed by these algae depends more on physiological and environmental factors rather than the organisms abilities.
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This bacterial growth increases theamountofnitrogenthat is eliminated in fecal waste.
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