Nitrogen fixation by groundnut and velvet bean and residual benefit to a subsequent maize crop

Pesquisa Agropecuaria Brasileira

Volumn 39, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1183-1190

  Okito, Ambate ^a   Alves, Bruno José Rodrigues ^a   Urquiaga, Segundo ^a   Boddey, Robert Michael ^a  

^a EMBRAPA AGROBIOLOGIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

15N natural abundance technique; Arachis hypogaea; Green manures; Mucuna pruriens; N balance; Small holder producers; Zea mays

Indexed keywords

EID: 15744367585     PISSN: 0100204X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0100-204x2004001200004     Document Type: Article

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