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<span class="h5">Goals &amp; Objectives</span> 
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The N<sub>2</sub>O programme focuses on manipulating some of the <strong>N inputs</strong> that drive the quantity of N<sub>2</sub>O released and on manipulating the <strong>processes</strong> that form and release N<sub>2</sub>O. 
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Manipulating <strong>N inputs</strong> investigates ways to reduce N inputs through plant breeding/selection and plant management (Objective 2.1). Manipulating <strong>processes</strong> will address the challenge of optimising nitrification inhibitors so that their effectiveness and longevity is increased (Objective 2.2). Research will also be undertaken to determine the impact of soil amendments on the denitrification process and the N<sub>2</sub>O/N<sub>2</sub> ratio (Objectives 2.3). Finally, the programme will investigate ways to mitigate N<sub>2</sub>O emissions through better understanding its relationship with soil physical characteristics and soil water status (Objective 2.4). 
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			<span class="h6">Objective</span> 
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			<span class="h6">Leader</span> 
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			<span class="h6">Timeframe</span> 
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			<span class="h5">3.1</span> 
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			Limits of soil carbon storage in New Zealand soils 
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			Dr Mike Beare 
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			Apr 10 - Jun 12 
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			<span class="h5">3.2</span> 
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			Quantifying the carbon currently stored in New Zealand soils 
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			Dr Allan Hewitt 
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			Apr 10 - Jun 12 
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			<span class="h5">3.3</span> 
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			Process-based modelling of drivers of soil carbon change 
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			Prof Tony Parsons 
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			Apr 10 - Jun 14 
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<span class="h5">Principal Investigators&nbsp;</span> 
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Professor Frank Kelliher, AgResearch<br />
Dr David Whitehead, Landcare Research&nbsp; 
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<span class="h5">Linkages</span> 
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AgMardt<br />
AgResearch<br />
Agriculture &amp; AgriFood, Canada<br />
Colorado State University, USA<br />
CSIRO Land &amp; Water, Australia<br />
Landcare Research<br />
Lincoln University<br />
Massey University<br />
New South Wales DPI, Australia<br />
Plant &amp; Food Research<br />
Scion<br />
University of California, Davis, USA<br />
Waikato University
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<span class="h5">Stories</span> 
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<a href="user/file/25/Release3_Aug_2011_p6-7.pdf" title="Is biochar a possible solution for the mitigation of pastoral GHG emissions?">
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			<td><a href="user/file/26/Release5_February_2012_p6.pdf" title="Prospects for manipulating soil carbon"></a><a href="user/file/26/Release5_February_2012_p6.pdf" title="Prospects for manipulating soil carbon"><img src="user/image/thumb/226/Manipulating%20soil%20carbon.jpg" border="0" alt="Manipulating soil carbon" title="Manipulating soil carbon" /></a></td>
			<td><a href="user/file/26/Release5_February_2012_p6.pdf" title="Prospects for manipulating soil carbon"><span class="h6">Prospects for manipulating <br />
			soil carbon</span><br />
			Release Newsletter - February</a><a href="user/file/26/Release5_February_2012_p6.pdf" title="Prospects for manipulating soil carbon"></a><a href="user/file/26/Release5_February_2012_p6.pdf" title="Prospects for manipulating soil carbon"> 2012</a>
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			<td><a href="user/file/24/Release4_Nov_2011_p4-6.pdf" title="Investigating the scope for increasing soil carbon levels in New Zealand"></a><a href="user/file/24/Release4_Nov_2011_p4-6.pdf" title="Investigating the scope for increasing soil carbon levels in New Zealand"><img src="user/image/thumb/229/Soil%20carbon%20levels.jpg" border="0" alt="Soil carbon levels" title="Soil carbon levels" /></a></td>
			<td><a href="user/file/26/Release5_February_2012_p6.pdf" title="Prospects for manipulating soil carbon"><span class="h6">Investigating the scope for <br />
			increasing soil carbon levels <br />
			in New Zealand</span>
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			Release Newsletter - November 2011 
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			<td><a href="user/file/25/Release3_Aug_2011_p6-7.pdf" title="Is biochar a possible solution for the mitigation of pastoral GHG emissions?"><img src="user/image/thumb/227/Biochar.jpg" border="0" alt="Biochar" title="Biochar" /></a></td>
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			<a href="user/file/25/Release3_Aug_2011_p6-7.pdf" title="Is biochar a possible solution for the mitigation of pastoral GHG emissions?"><span class="h6">Is biochar a possible solution for <br />
			the mitigation of</span> </a><a href="user/file/25/Release3_Aug_2011_p6-7.pdf" title="Is biochar a possible solution for the mitigation of pastoral GHG emissions?"> <span class="h6"><span class="h6">pastoral GHG <br />
			emissions?</span><br />
			</span>Release Newsletter - August 2011
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			<a href="user/file/25/Release3_Aug_2011_p6-7.pdf" title="Is biochar a possible solution for the mitigation of pastoral GHG emissions?">
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			<a href="user/file/27/Release1_Dec_2010_p4.pdf" title="Can we increase soil carbon in dairy systems?"><img src="user/image/thumb/228/Soil%20carbon%20in%20dairy%20systems.jpg" border="0" alt="Soil carbon in dairy systems" title="Soil carbon in dairy systems" /></a></td>
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			<span class="h6"><a href="user/file/27/Release1_Dec_2010_p4.pdf" title="Can we increase soil carbon in dairy systems?">C</a></span><a href="user/file/27/Release1_Dec_2010_p4.pdf" title="Can we increase soil carbon in dairy systems?"><span class="h6">an we increase soil carbon <br />
			in dairy systems?</span><br />
			Release Newsletter - December 2010</a> 
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Overview of N<sub>2</sub>0 research programme 
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<span class="h5">Principal Investigators</span> 
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Professor Hong Di, Lincoln University<br />
Dr Cecile de Klein, AgResearch 
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<span class="h5"><a name="capability" title="capability"></a></span><span class="h5"><br />
Linkages</span> 
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AgMardt<br />
AgResearch<br />
CSIRO Australia<br />
DairyNZ<br />
Landcare Research<br />
Lincoln University<br />
Massey University<br />
Pastoral-21<br />
Plant &amp; Food Research<br />
Ravensdown<br />
SLMACC
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<span class="h5">Stories</span>
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			<td><span class="h6"><img src="user/image/thumb/223/Processes.jpg" border="0" alt="Processes" title="Processes" /></span></td>
			<td><span class="h6">Manipulating nitrous oxide <br />
			producing processes</span><br />
			Release Newsletter - February 2012
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			<td><a href="user/file/22/Release3_Aug_2011_p4-5.pdf" title="New Centre at Lincoln University"><span class="h6"><img src="user/image/thumb/224/New%20Centre.jpg" border="0" alt="New Centre at Lincoln" title="New Centre at Lincoln" /></span></a></td>
			<td><a href="user/file/22/Release3_Aug_2011_p4-5.pdf" title="New Centre at Lincoln University"><span class="h6">New centre at Lincoln University gets the <br />
			measure of green</span><span class="h6">house gas emissions</span><br />
			Release Newsletter - August 2011</a></td>
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			<td>			<a href="user/file/23/Release1_Dec_2010_p8.pdf" title="Nitrification Inhibitors"><span class="h6"><img src="user/image/thumb/225/Inhibitors.jpg" border="0" alt="Inhibitors" title="Inhibitors" /></span></a></td>
			<td><a href="user/file/23/Release1_Dec_2010_p8.pdf" title="Nitrification Inhibitors"><span class="h6">Nitriï¬cation inh</span><span class="h6">ibitors  - a win/win <br />
			technology</span><span class="h6"><br />
			</span>Release Newsletter - December 2010</a>
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