Estimation of nitrogen fixation by the natural 15N-abundance technique and nitrogen uptake by pigeonpea genotypes of different maturity groups grown in an inceptisol1

Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science

Volumn 177, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 129-138

  Kumar Rao, J V D K ^a   Johansen, C ^a   Yoneyama, T ^a,b   Tobita, S ^a,c   Ito, O ^a,d  

^a INTERNATIONAL CROPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR THE SEMI ARID TROPICS ICRISAT   (India)

^b NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER   (Japan)

^c JAPAN INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^d Asia Center ^*  (Japan)

Author keywords

Cajanus cajan; Inceptisol; Maturity groups; Natural 15N abundance; Nitrogen fixation; Pigeonpea

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030473134     PISSN: 09312250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-037X.1996.tb00602.x     Document Type: Article

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