Yield responses and nutrient utilization with the use of chopped grass and clover material as surface mulches in an organic vegetable growing system

Biological Agriculture and Horticulture

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 63-90

  Riley, Hugh ^a   Dragland, Steinar ^a   Løes, Anne Kristin ^b   Hansen, Sissel ^b  

^a Apelsvoll Research Centre   (Norway)

^b The Norwegian Center for Ecological Agriculture   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MULCH; NUTRIENT USE; ORGANIC FARMING; SOIL NUTRIENT; VEGETABLE; YIELD RESPONSE;

SCANDINAVIA;

BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA; TRIFOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM PRATENSE;

EID: 0042709486     PISSN: 01448765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01448765.2003.9755250     Document Type: Article

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