Assertion: urea's nitrogen | /r/CapableOf | apply to the soil surface
Facets:
value: especially
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: The relative ease with which urea decomposes by hydrolysis to ammonia and carbon dioxide has been recognized by the agronomist as a serious problem in that nitrogen applied in the form of urea to the soil and especially when applied to the soil surface can be lost by upwards of about 80 percent by decomposition and volatilization to the atmosphere.