Symbiotic effectiveness of rhizobium trifolii and mineralisation of legume nitrogen in response to past amendment of a soil with sewage sludge

Journal of Sustainable Agriculture

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 23-37

  Munn, Kellie J ^a   Evans, Jeffrey ^a   Morris, S G ^a   Whatmuff, M ^a   Chalk, P M ^b  

^a NSW AGRICULTURE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

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EID: 0002611459     PISSN: 10440046     EISSN: 15407578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J064v11n01_04     Document Type: Article

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