Subsoil nitrate uptake and symbiotic dinitrogen fixation by alfalfa

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 909-915

  Blumenthal, Jürg M ^a   Russelle, Michael P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROPS; CULTIVATION; IRRIGATION; NITRATES; NITROGEN FIXATION; NITROGEN REMOVAL; PLANTS (BOTANY); SOILS;

BIOREMEDIATION; SUBSOIL IRRIGATION SYSTEMS; SUBSOIL NITRATE UPTAKE; SYMBIOTIC DINITROGEN FIXATION;

AGRONOMY;

MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 0030295011     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj1996.00021962003600060010x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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