A comparison of direct and indirect 15N isotope techniques for estimating crop N uptake from organic residues

Plant and Soil

Volumn 208, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 259-270

  Hood, R C ^a   N'Goran, K ^a,b   Aigner, M ^a   Hardarson, G ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Austria)

^b Institut des Forets   (Côte d’Ivoire)

Author keywords

15N; Crop residues; Isotope dilution; Nitrogen; Organic matter; Pool substitution

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROP RESIDUE; METHODOLOGY; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; NUTRIENT UPTAKE;

CASUARINA EQUISETIFOLIA; GLYCINE MAX; HORDEUM VULGARE; MEDICAGO SATIVA; VICIA FABA;

EID: 0032798239     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1004529711231     Document Type: Article

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