Comparison of understorey biological nitrogen fixation and biomass production in grassed-down conventional and organic apple orchards in Canterbury, New Zealand

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis

Volumn 28, Issue 13-14, 1997, Pages 1103-1116

  Goh, K M ^a   Ridgen, G E ^a  

^a LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPLE ORCHARD; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; NITROGEN FIXATION; ORGANIC FARMING;

CANTERBURY; NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH ISLAND;

MALUS DOMESTICA; MALUS X DOMESTICA; ROSACEAE; TRIFOLIUM;

EID: 0030930455     PISSN: 00103624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00103629709369858     Document Type: Article

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