Decomposition and nitrogen release of understorey plant residues in biological and integrated apple orchards under field conditions in New Zealand

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 277-287

  Tutua, Shane S ^a,c   Goh, Kuan M ^a   Daly, Mike J ^b  

^a LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b AGRESEARCH LTD   (New Zealand)

^c School of Natural Resources   (Solomon Islands)

Author keywords

Decomposition; Grassed down orchards; N release; Treeline; Understorey plant residues

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION; NITROGEN CYCLE; ORCHARD; PLANT RESIDUE; UNDERSTORY;

NEW ZEALAND;

MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 0036938546     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00374-002-0472-6     Document Type: Article

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