Interactions between perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) and white clover (Trifolium repens L.) under contrasting nitrogen availability: Productivity, seasonal patterns of species composition, N2 fixation, N transfer and N recovery

Plant and Soil

Volumn 221, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 281-299

  Elgersma, A ^a   Schlepers, H ^a   Nassiri, M ^b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b FERDOWSI UNIVERSITY OF MASHHAD   (Iran)

Author keywords

Clover content; Competition; Grass clover mixture; Nitrogen recovery; Seasonal variation

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; NITROGEN; NITROGEN FIXATION; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PRODUCTIVITY;

LOLIUM PERENNE; TRIFOLIUM REPENS;

EID: 0033903247     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1004797106981     Document Type: Article

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