Improved nitrogen supply to cereals in Central Queensland following short legume leys

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 359-368

  Armstrong, R D ^a   McCosker, K J ^a   Millar, G R ^a   Walsh, K ^b   Johnson, S ^b   Probert, M E ^c  

^a Queensland Dept of Nat Resources ^*  (Australia)

^b CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAJAN; CAJANUS CAJAN; CLITORIA TERNATEA; DESMANTHUS VIRGATUS; DESMODIUM; GLYCINE LATIFOLIA; LABLAB PURPUREUS; MACROPTILIUM ATROPURPUREUM; MACROPTILIUM BRACTEATUM; MEDICAGO SATIVA; PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM); SORGHUM BICOLOR; SORGHUM BICOLOR BICOLOR; STYLOSANTHES SCABRA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; VIGNA RADIATA VAR. RADIATA; VIGNA TRILOBATA;

EID: 0030925053     PISSN: 08161089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EA96129     Document Type: Article

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