Assessment and improvement of the efficiency of nitrogen use in clover based and fertilizer based dairy systems. 1. Benchmarking using farm gate balances

Biological Agriculture and Horticulture

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 143-155

  Leach, K A ^a,b   Roberts, D J ^a  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DAIRY FARMING; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; LIVESTOCK FARMING; NITROGEN; NITROGEN FIXATION;

EID: 0036033782     PISSN: 01448765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01448765.2002.9754958     Document Type: Article

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