Animal treading during wet soil conditions reduces N2 fixation in mixed clover-grass pasture

Plant and Soil

Volumn 275, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 317-325

  Menneer, John C ^a,b   Ledgard, Stewart ^b   McLay, Chris ^c   Silvester, Warwick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^b RUAKURA RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

^c Environment Waikato   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

15N isotope dilution; Air filled porosity; Animal pugging; N2 fixation; Soil inorganic nitrogen; White clover

Indexed keywords

INORGANIC NITROGEN; NITROGEN FIXATION; PASTURE; TRAMPLING;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; LOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM REPENS;

EID: 27944454027     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-005-2583-y     Document Type: Conference Paper

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