Faba beans and other legumes add nitrogen to irrigated cotton cropping systems

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 253-260

  Rochester, I J ^a   Peoples, M B ^a   Constable, G A ^a   Gault, R R ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COTTON; CROPPING SYSTEM; LEGUME; NITROGEN DIXATION; ROTATION CROP;

ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; CAJANUS CAJAN; COLUMBA; DOLICHOS; GLYCINE MAX; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; HIRSUTUM; LABLAB; LABLAB PURPUREUS; LENS CULINARIS; PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM); PISUM SATIVUM; VICIA FABA; VIGNA; VIGNA ANGULARIS; VIGNA ANGULARUS; VIGNA RADIATA VAR. RADIATA;

EID: 0031823485     PISSN: 08161089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/ea97132     Document Type: Article

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