Defining competition vectors in a temperate alley cropping system in the midwestern USA; 3. Competition for nitrogen and litter decomposition dynamics

Agroforestry Systems

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 61-77

  Jose, S ^a   Gillespie, A R ^a   Seifert, J R ^a   Mengel, D B ^a   Pope, P E ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

15N; Decomposition; Fertilizer use efficiency; Nutrient competition; Nutrient release

Indexed keywords

ALLEY CROPPING; COMPETITION; LITTER; NITROGEN;

UNITED STATES;

JUGLANS; JUGLANS NIGRA; QUERCUS; QUERCUS RUBRA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0034006099     PISSN: 01674366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006241406462     Document Type: Article

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