EFFECT OF BOVINE URINE ON NITROUS OXIDE FLUXES FROM THREE PASTURES IN PIEDMONT PLAINS OF LLANOS ORIENTALES, COLOMBIA
ColombiaisoneofthecountrieswiththehighestlivestockinventoryofLatinAmerica, muchofwhichisunderextensivegrazingofBrachiariaspp.,Megathyrsusmaximus andnativepastures. Thequantitative contributionof this sector toour national GreenhouseGases(GHGs)emissions,particularlynitrousoxide(N2O)emissions,need abe...
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| Format: | conference poster |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Universidad Nacional de Colombia
2024
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12324/40188 |
| Summary: | ColombiaisoneofthecountrieswiththehighestlivestockinventoryofLatinAmerica, muchofwhichisunderextensivegrazingofBrachiariaspp.,Megathyrsusmaximus andnativepastures. Thequantitative contributionof this sector toour national GreenhouseGases(GHGs)emissions,particularlynitrousoxide(N2O)emissions,need abetterapproachtoreal fluxes. SomeBrachiariaspeciesarenatural producersof BiologicalNitrificationInhibitors(BNI),whichareanalternativemitigationofGHGsin field.However, not all tropical grassesproducethesamequantityofBNI (1). The objectiveof this researchwas toquantifyN2Oemissions fromruminant urine in differentpasturesbothduringdryandrainyseasons. |
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