Effects of eight years of crop rotation and tillage on nitrogen availability and budget of a sandy loam soil

Canadian Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 475-481

  Soon, Y K ^a   Clayton, G W ^a  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fallow; Field pea; N economy; Red clover; Tillage; Wheat

Indexed keywords

CROP ROTATION; NITROGEN; SANDY LOAM; SOIL FERTILITY; TILLAGE;

BRASSICA; BRASSICA NAPUS VAR. NAPUS; BRASSICA RAPA; BRASSICA RAPA SUBSP. RAPA; PISUM; PISUM SATIVUM; SINAPIS ARVENSIS; TRIFOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM PRATENSE; TRITICUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 1842457646     PISSN: 00084271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/S03-001     Document Type: Article

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