Measuring nitrogen fixation by Sesbania sesban planted fallows using 15N tracer technique in Kenya

Agroforestry Systems

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 67-79

  Ståhl, Lena ^a   Högberg, Peter ^a   Sellstedt, Anita ^b   Buresh, Roland J ^c,d  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c WORLD AGROFORESTRY CENTRE ICRAF   (Kenya)

^d INTERNATIONAL RICE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Philippines)

Author keywords

15N dilution; 15N distribution; Eucalyptus saligna; Grevillea robusta; Root distribution; Senna spectabilis

Indexed keywords

AGROFORESTRY; MEASUREMENT METHOD; NITROGEN FIXATION; TRACER;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; KENYA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS SALIGNA; GREVILLEA ROBUSTA; SENNA; SENNA SPECTABILIS; SESBANIA; SESBANIA SESBAN;

EID: 19944384309     PISSN: 01674366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10457-004-6072-8     Document Type: Article

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