Nitrogen fixation in six forage legumes in Mediterranean central Chile

Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica Section B: Soil and Plant Science

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 277-283

  Ovalle, C ^a   Urquiaga, S ^b   Del Pozo, A ^c   Zagal, E ^c   Arredondo, S ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES AGROPECUARIAS   (Chile)

^b EMBRAPA AGROBIOLOGIA   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

Author keywords

15N natural abundance; Biological nitrogen fixation; Forage legumes; Reference crops

Indexed keywords

AVENA BARBATA; BRIZA MAXIMA; BROMUS; BROMUS HORDEACEUS HORDEACEUS; HORDEUM; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; LEONTODON TARAXACOIDES TARAXACOIDES; MEDICAGO; MEDICAGO POLYMORPHA; ORNITHOPUS COMPRESSUS; ORNITHOPUS SATIVUS; TRIFOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM MICHELIANUM; TRIFOLIUM RESUPINATUM; TRIFOLIUM SUBTERRANEUM;

EID: 33751196364     PISSN: 09064710     EISSN: 16511913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09064710500310246     Document Type: Article

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