Estimation of N2-fixation by grass-white clover mixtures in cut or grazed swards

Soil Use and Management

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 165-167

  Watson, C A ^a   Goss, M J ^b  

^a Soil Biology Unit   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cutting; Grasses; Models; Nitrogen fixation; Trifolium repens

Indexed keywords

CLOVER; DRY MATTER PRODUCTION; GRASS; LEGUME; NITROGEN FIXATION; WHITE CLOVER;

FABACEAE; POACEAE; TRIFOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM REPENS;

EID: 0030816552     PISSN: 02660032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-2743.1997.tb00580.x     Document Type: Article

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