Biological nitrogen fixation by two tropical forage legumes assessed from the relative ureide abundance of stem solutes: 15N calibration of the technique in sand culture

Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 165-176

  Alves, Bruno J R ^a   Resende, Alexander S ^a   Urquiaga, Segundo ^a   Boddey, Robert M ^a  

^a EMBRAPA AGROBIOLOGIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

15N dilution technique; Centrosema; Desmodium ovalifolium; N2 fixation; Ureide technique

Indexed keywords

CENTROSEMA; COLORIMETRY; DESDEMONIUM OVALIFOLIUM; HYBRID; ISOTOPE DILUTION; NITRATE; NITROGEN FERTILIZER; NITROGEN FIXATION; SAND; TROPICS; UREIDE;

LEGUME; NITROGEN FIXATION;

EID: 0034013516     PISSN: 13851314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009865816182     Document Type: Article

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