Simulation of biomass, carbon and nitrogen accumulation in grass to link with a soil nitrogen dynamics model

Grass and Forage Science

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 233-249

  Wu, L ^a,b   McGechan, M B ^a  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS ALLOCATION; GRASSLAND; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS;

EID: 0344267729     PISSN: 01425242     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2494.1998.00133.x     Document Type: Article

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