Effect of tissue phosphorus concentration on the mineralisation of nitrogen from stylo and cowpea residues

Plant and Soil

Volumn 191, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 139-146

  Nguluu, S N ^a,b,d   Probert, M E ^b   Myers, R J K ^c   Waring, S A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

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

^d KENYA AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Cowpea; Crop residues; Mineralisation; Nitrogen; Phosphorus concentration; Stylosanthes

Indexed keywords

COWPEA; MINERALIZATION; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; STYLO;

EID: 0030873218     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1004261812861     Document Type: Article

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