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SCIENCE|natural and applied sciences|life sciences · SCIENCE|natural and applied sciences|earth sciences
coscaire nítriúcháin Reference Faomhadh an téarma seo mar chuid de Thionscadal Lex
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Context 'Léirigh torthaí ó thaighde a rinneadh cheana mar chomharfhiontar idir Caisleán Bhaile Sheáin agus Ollscoil Lincoln go bhféadfadh an coscaire nítriúcháin DCD an láisteadh níotráití in Éirinn a laghdú suas le 25% agus astuithe ocsaíde nítriúla a laghdú suas le 45%.' Reference "'Tuarascáil Bhliantúil 2008 agus Ráitis Airgeadais', Teagasc, http://www.teagasc.ie/publications/2009/2/2_AnnualReport2008_Irish.pdf [31.5.2016]"
nitrification inhibitor
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Definition "substance added to nitrogen-based fertilisers to slow the rate at which ammonium is converted to nitrate (nitrification), reducing the risk that nitrogen will be lost through leaching and denitrification" Reference "Council-EN, based on:- International Plant Nutrition Institute (INPI). Nitrification Inhibitors. Nutrient Source SPECIFICS No 26 (16.2.2024)- Fertilizers Europe, 'Nitrogen fertilization: inhibitors' (16.2.2024)"
Comment "During denitrification, soil organisms convert nitrate-nitrogen into a form that is unavailable to the plants."