Efficacy and limitations of Triticale as a nitrogen catch crop in a mediterranean environment

European Journal of Agronomy

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 155-160

  Rodrigues, M Ângelo ^a   Coutinho, João ^b   Martins, Fernando ^b  

^a INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO DE BRAGANÇA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

N and biomass yield; Rainfall; Soil N reserves; Soil residual N

Indexed keywords

CATCH CROP; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; NITROGEN; RAINFALL;

SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; TRITICOSECALE;

EID: 0036785358     PISSN: 11610301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1161-0301(02)00003-5     Document Type: Article

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