The effect of delaying autumn incorporation of green manure crop on N mineralization and spring wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) performance

Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 265-280

  Lahti, Tapio ^a,c   Kuikman, P J ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c Experiment Farm of K Group   (Finland)

^d NONE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Green manuring; Legumes; Microbial N; Mineral N; N leaching; N uptake

Indexed keywords

CROP RESIDUE; GREEN MANURING; LEACHING; MINERALIZATION; NITROGEN; WHEAT;

TRIFOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM PRATENSE; TRITICUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; VICIA; VICIA SATIVA; VICIA SATIVA SUBSP. NIGRA;

EID: 0037353165     PISSN: 13851314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022617104296     Document Type: Article

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