Visible and near infrared spectroscopy for predicting soil nitrogen mineralization rate : effect of incubation period and ancillary soil properties Universiteit Gent
Soil nitrogen mineralization rate (SNMR) influences crop N uptake and nitrate leaching leading to environmental pollution. This study aims at (i) examining whether visible and near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy (vis-NIRS) can predict SNMR and (ii) investigating if incubation periods and ancillary soil attributes can improve the prediction accuracy. Total 133 soil samples collected from seven fields were incubated under aerobic conditions for ...