Soil mineral N dynamics and maize grain yields following Centrosema macrocarpum and Stylosanthes guianensis: Effects of different rotations and varying levels of N fertiliser

Field Crops Research

Volumn 78, Issue 2-3, 2002, Pages 197-209

  Muhr, L ^a   Tarawali, S A ^a   Peters, M ^a   Schultze Kraft, R ^a  

^a Carolyn House ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Crop livestock; Forage legumes; N contribution; Rotational effects; West Africa

Indexed keywords

CROPS; DECOMPOSITION; PLANTS (BOTANY); SOILS;

LEGUMES;

NITROGEN FERTILIZERS;

CROP ROTATION; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; SOIL NUTRIENT;

CENTROSEMA; STYLOSANTHES; STYLOSANTHES GUIANENSIS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0036836391     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4290(02)00135-1     Document Type: Article

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