Pasture type and fertilization effects on N2 fixation, N budgets and external energy inputs in western Canada

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1205-1212

  Chen, W ^a,b   McCaughey, W P ^a   Grant, C A ^a  

^a BRANDON RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alfalfa; Energy inputs; N budgets; N fixation; N losses

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; DECOMPOSITION; GROWTH KINETICS; NITROGEN FERTILIZERS; PLANTS (BOTANY); PROTEINS; SOILS;

FERTILIZER MANAGEMENT; PASTURE SYSTEMS;

NITROGEN FIXATION;

ALFALFA; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GRAZING; NITROGEN FIXATION; NUTRIENT BUDGET; PASTURE;

BRANDON; CANADA; MANITOBA; NORTH AMERICA;

ANIMALIA; MEDICAGO; MEDICAGO SATIVA; POACEAE;

EID: 3142643034     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2004.04.003     Document Type: Conference Paper

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