Integration of nitrate cover crops into sugarbeet (Beta vulgaris) rotations. II. Effect of cover crops on growth, yield and N requirement of sugarbeet

Journal of Agricultural Science

Volumn 130, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 61-67

  Allison, M F ^a,c   Armstrong, M J ^b   Jaggard, K W ^a   Todd, A D ^a  

^a ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b British Sugar Plc   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COVER CROP; FERTILIZER; GROWTH; NITROGEN; SUGAR BEET; YIELD;

BETA VULGARIS; CHENOPODIACEAE;

EID: 0031952349     PISSN: 00218596     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S002185969700511X     Document Type: Article

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