The mineralisation and fate of nitrogen following ploughing of grass and grass-clover swards

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 423-434

  Davies, M G ^b   Smith, K A ^c   Vinten, A J A ^a  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b Stewart's Melville College   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Grass clover swards; Grazing ploughing; Nitrogen dynamics; Nitrous oxide

Indexed keywords

TRIFOLIUM;

EID: 0000322465     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003740100348     Document Type: Article

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