nitrogen loss
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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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loss
noun
uk/lɒs/us/lɑːs/
the fact that you no longer have something or have less ...
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These forests on spodosols also exhibit highly efficient nitrogen cycling (lownitrogenloss).
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One chapter describes the interesting idea that conversion to perennial crops might serve to ameliorate the problems of erosion,nitrogenlossand pesticide contamination caused by annual grain production.
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Legume-based cropping systems have reduced carbon and nitrogen losses.
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Nitrogen losses as ammonia and nitrous oxide are also undesirable due to their environmental impacts.
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In addition, these nitrogen losses represent an important reduction in farm income.
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These data, combined with our estimates, suggest that nitrogen losses could be balanced by nitrogen inputs in climax tropical rain forests.
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Assessing and managing agricultural nitrogen losses to the environment.
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By doing so, it reduces nitrogen losses by denitrification, accelerates mineralization and increases short-term nitrogen availability for transformation of organic matter into humus.
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Better yet is to grow perennial plants such as grasses rather than corn; nitrogen losses are many times lower.
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The increased faecal nitrogen losses on high fibre diets are probably due to an increased bacterial nitrogen content of the faeces.
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