Time Course of Biological Nitrogen Fixation, Nitrogen Absorption and Biomass Accumulation in Three Woody Legumes

Biological Agriculture and Horticulture

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 253-266

  Kadiata, B D ^a,b   Mulongoy, K ^a   Isirimah, N O ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SOIL-CROP SYSTEMS;

ALBIZIA; ALBIZIA LEBBECK; GLIRICIDIA; GLIRICIDIA SEPIUM; LEUCAENA LEUCOCEPHALA; LEUCOCEPHALA; LEUCOCEPHALA LEUCOCEPHALA; SENNA; SENNA SIAMEA;

EID: 0030319106     PISSN: 01448765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01448765.1996.9754783     Document Type: Article

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