Cover crop root distribution and its effects on soil nitrogen cycling

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 511-518

  Sainju, Upendra M ^a   Singh, Bharat P ^a   Whitehead, Wayne F ^a  

^a FORT VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM); SECALE CEREALE; TRIFOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM INCARNATUM; VICIA VILLOSA; VILLOSA;

EID: 0031772421     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj1998.00021962009000040012x     Document Type: Article

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