Quantification of the contribution of biological nitrogen fixation to Cratylia mollis using the 15N natural abundance technique in the semi-arid Caatinga region of Brazil

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1989-1993

  Teixeira, Fernanda C P ^a   Reinert, Fernanda ^a   Rumjanek, Norma G ^b   Boddey, Robert M ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b EMBRAPA AGROBIOLOGIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

15N natural abundance; Biological N2 fixation; Caatinga; Cratylia mollis; Semi arid region

Indexed keywords

ARID REGIONS; IRRIGATION; NITROGEN; SOILS;

BIOLOGICAL N2 FIXATION; CAATINGA; CRATYLIA MOLLIS; SEMI-ARID REGION;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ABUNDANCE; LEGUME; NITROGEN FIXATION; SEMIARID REGION;

IRRIGATION; NITROGEN; PLANTS; SOIL;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

CRATYLIA; CRATYLIA MOLLIS;

EID: 33746851125     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2005.11.013     Document Type: Article

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