Screening woody and shrub legumes for growth, nodulation and nitrogen-fixation potential in two contrasting soils

Agroforestry Systems

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 137-152

  Kadiata, B D ^a,b,d   Mulongoy, K ^a,c   Isirimah, N O ^b   Amakiri, M A ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

^b RIVERS STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

^c Intl Academy of the Environment   (Switzerland)

^d C/o L W Lambourn and Co ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

15N; Alfisol; N2 fixation; Screening; Ultisol; Woody legumes

Indexed keywords

ALLEY CROPPING; LEGUME; NITROGEN; NITROGEN FIXING TREE; NODULATION; PLANT GROWTH; SHRUB LEGUME; TROPICAL AREA;

ALBIZIA LEBBECK; LEUCOCEPHALA; LEUCOCEPHALA LEUCOCEPHALA;

EID: 0029663311     PISSN: 01674366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00213646     Document Type: Article

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