African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6863

Full Length Research Paper

Greenhouse gas emissions from an alkaline saline soil amended with urea: A laboratory study

Cesar Valenzuela-Encinas
  • Cesar Valenzuela-Encinas
  • Department of Chemistry, Unidad Profesional Interdisciplinaria de Biotecnología-IPN (UPIBI), México.
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Leslie Elizalde Contreras
  • Leslie Elizalde Contreras
  • Laboratory of Soil Ecology, Cinvestav, México.
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Rocio J. Alcantara-Hernandez
  • Rocio J. Alcantara-Hernandez
  • Laboratorio de Ecología Bacteriana y Epigenética Molecular, Instituto de Ecología, UNAM, México.
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Marco Luna-Guido
  • Marco Luna-Guido
  • Laboratory of Soil Ecology, Cinvestav, México.
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Olivia Franco-Hernandez
  • Olivia Franco-Hernandez
  • Department of Chemistry, Unidad Profesional Interdisciplinaria de Biotecnología-IPN (UPIBI), México.
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Víctor M. Ruiz-Valdiviezo
  • Víctor M. Ruiz-Valdiviezo
  • Laboratory of Soil Ecology, Cinvestav, México.
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Luc Dendooven
  • Luc Dendooven
  • Laboratory of Soil Ecology, Cinvestav, México.
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Rodolfo Marsch
  • Rodolfo Marsch
  • Laboratory of Soil Ecology, Cinvestav, México.
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  •  Received: 24 January 2012
  •  Accepted: 01 April 2016
  •  Published: 12 July 2018

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