Nitrogen capture by plants grown in N-rich organic patches of contrasting size and strength

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 50, Issue 336, 1999, Pages 1243-1252

  Hodge, A ^a   Robinson, D ^b   Griffiths, B S ^b   Fitter, A H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Decomposition; L lysine patches; Lolium perenne; Microbial activity; N capture

Indexed keywords

LOLIUM PERENNE;

EID: 0032775032     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/50.336.1243     Document Type: Article

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