Influence of decomposition of roots of tropical forage species on the availability of soil nitrogen

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 30, Issue 14, 1998, Pages 2099-2106

  Urquiaga, Segundo ^a,b   Cadisch, Georg ^b   Alves, Bruno J R ^a   Boddey, Robert M ^a   Giller, Ken E ^b  

^a EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM SULFATE; BIODEGRADABILITY; CARBON DIOXIDE; LIGNIN; NITROGEN; POLYPHENOL; ROOT DECOMPOSITION; SOIL; SOUTH AMERICA; TROPICS;

DECOMPOSITION; FORAGE; NITROGEN; ROOT;

ANDROPOGON GAYANUS; BRACHIARIA DECUMBENS; CENTROSEMA; STYLOSANTHES GUIANENSIS;

EID: 0032401854     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(98)00086-8     Document Type: Article

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