Subsoil nitrogen capture in mixed legume stands as assessed by deep nitrogen-15 placement

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 573-582

  Gathumbi, Stanley M ^a   Cadisch, Georg ^b   Buresh, Roland J ^c   Giller, Ken E ^d  

^a MacArthur Agro Ecology Research Center   (United States)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c INTERNATIONAL RICE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Philippines)

^d WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROPS; MIXING; NITROGEN; PLANTS (BOTANY);

AGROFORESTRY;

SOIL MECHANICS;

AGROFORESTRY; CROP ROTATION; LEGUME; NITROGEN; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SUBSOIL;

CROP ROTATION; CROTALARIA; FARM CROPS; LEGUMES; NITROGEN; SESBANIA; SOIL MECHANICS;

KENYA;

CROTALARIA; CROTALARIA GRAHAMIANA; MACROPTILIUM; MACROPTILIUM ATROPURPUREUM; SESBANIA; SESBANIA SESBAN;

EID: 0037334049     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2003.5730     Document Type: Article

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