Root distributions partially explain 15N uptake patterns in Gliricidia and Peltophorum hedgerow intercropping systems

Plant and Soil

Volumn 235, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 167-179

  Rowe, Edwin C ^a,b   Van Noordwijk, Meine ^c   Suprayogo, Didik ^d   Hairiah, Kurniatun ^d   Giller, Kenneth E ^a   Cadisch, Georg ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c ICRAF World Agroforestry Centre Bogor   (Indonesia)

^d BRAWIJAYA UNIVERSITY   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

Competition; Gliricidia sepium; Hedgerow; Indonesia; Leaching; N uptake; N2 fixation; Peltophorum dasyrrachis; Subsoil

Indexed keywords

AGROFORESTRY; HEDGEROW; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; ROOT SYSTEM; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0034772328     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1011961409353     Document Type: Article

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