Use of in situ 15n-labelling to estimate the total below-ground nitrogen of pasture legumes in intact soil-plant systems

Australian Journal of Agriculture Research

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 295-304

  McNeill, Ann M ^a   Zhu, Chunya ^a   Fillery, Ian R P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

15N leaf feeding; roots; serradella; subterranean clover

Indexed keywords

ORNITHOPUS COMPRESSUS; TRIFOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM SUBTERRANEUM;

CLOVER; LEGUME; NITROGEN; PASTURE; RHIZOSPHERE; ROOT BIOMASS; SERRADELLA;

EID: 0030889882     PISSN: 00049409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/A96097     Document Type: Article

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