Application of glucose at low concentrations to grass swards in waste-derived compost can significantly increase long-term yields

Plant and Soil

Volumn 184, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 117-121

  Keeling, Alan A ^a   Cater, Giles L F ^a   Cook, Jamie A ^a   Wilcox, Andrew ^a  

^a HARPER ADAMS UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbohydrate; Compost; Glucose; Lolium perenne; N immobilisation; N2 fixing bacteria

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LOLIUM PERENNE;

EID: 0030479306     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00029281     Document Type: Article

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