Dry matter and nitrogen accumulation by three leguminous green manure species and the yield of a following wheat crop in an organic production system

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 57, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 189-196

  Stopes, C ^a   Millington, S ^a   Woodward, L ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Green manure; Legume; Nitrogen fixation; Organic farming; Set aside; Wheat yield

Indexed keywords

GREEN MANURE; ORGANIC FARMING;

FABACEAE; LOLIUM; MEDICAGO LUPULINA; POACEAE; TRIFOLIUM PRATENSE; TRIFOLIUM REPENS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0030131643     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0167-8809(95)01002-5     Document Type: Article

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