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Estimating Gaseous N Losses From Winter Wheat Using 15N H.L. Lees, W.R. Raun, J. Chen, D.A Cossey and J.L. Dennis ABSTRACT TheThe primary primary focus focus in in this this study study was was plant plant N N loss, loss, and and its its impact impact on on nitrogen nitrogen use use 1515 efficiency.efficiency. ByBy enriching enriching fertilizer fertilizer with with N,N, the the amount amount of of N N present present in in plant plant and and soil soil fractionsfractions due due to to fertilizer fertilizer can can be be quantified. quantified. LabeledLabeled ammonium ammonium nitrate nitrate (11.8881% (11.8881% atom atom 1515 1515 -1-1 excessexcess NHNH NONO ) was applied preplant (0, 45, 90, and 135 kg N ha) was applied preplant (0, 45, 90, and 135 kg N ha ) to) to microplot areas atmicroplot areas at 44 33 -1-1 Stillwater and (0, 23, 45, 67, 90, 112 kg N haStillwater and (0, 23, 45, 67, 90, 112 kg N ha ) at) at Lahoma,Lahoma, OK. OK. ForageForage at at flowering, flowering, grain, grain, strawstraw and and soil soil samples samples were were taken taken from from each each microplot.microplot. AnalysisAnalysis was was conducted conducted for for 1515 percentpercent NN atom atom excess excess using using a a Carlo Carlo ErbaErba model model NA NA 1500 1500 dry dry combustion combustion unit unit interfacedinterfaced to to a a stable stable isotope isotope ratio rat