Soil nitrogen dynamics in alley cropping and no-till systems on ultisols of the Georgia Piedmont, USA

Agroforestry Systems

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 31-44

  Rhoades, C C ^a  

^a Institute of Ecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Albizia julibrissin; Conservation tillage; Hedgerow intercropping; Nitrogen mineralization

Indexed keywords

ALLEY CROPPING; NITROGEN; NO TILLAGE; SOIL; ULTISOL;

USA, GEORGIA, PIEDMONT;

ALBIZIA; ALBIZIA JULIBRISSIN; SORGHUM BICOLOR BICOLOR;

EID: 0031412723     PISSN: 01674366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005995201216     Document Type: Article

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