Nitrogen and water flows under pasture-wheat and lupin-wheat rotations in deep sands in Western Australia. 1. Nitrogen fixation in legumes, net N mineralization, and utilization of soil-derived nitrogen

Australian Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 329-343

  Anderson, G C ^a   Fillery, I R P ^a,b   Dolling, P J ^a,c   Asseng, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Crop rotations; Lupin; Subterranean clover; Wheat N use efficiency

Indexed keywords

CROP ROTATION; LEGUME; NITROGEN CYCLE; NITROGEN FIXATION; WHEAT;

AUSTRALIA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

ARCTOTHECA CALENDULA; LUPINUS ANGUSTIFOLIUS; TRIFOLIUM SUBTERRANEUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0031886038     PISSN: 00049409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/a97141     Document Type: Article

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