Nitrogen mineralization in a pecan (Carya illinoensis K. Koch)-cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) alley cropping system in the southern United States

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 28-37

  Allen, Samuel C ^a   Jose, Shibu ^a   Nair, P K R ^a   Brecke, Barry J ^a   Nair, Vimala D ^b   Graetz, Donald A ^b   Ramsey, Craig L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Nitrogen mineralization; Organic and inorganic nitrogen sources; Poultry litter, soil water; Soil temperature; Temperate alley cropping

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL SOIL; LITTER; MINERALIZATION; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL TEMPERATURE;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

CARYA ILLINOINENSIS; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; HIRSUTUM;

EID: 11944254281     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00374-004-0799-2     Document Type: Article

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