Growth and yield of sweet corn following green manure in a warm temperate environment on sandy soil

Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science

Volumn 193, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-9

  Cherr, C M ^a,b   Scholberg, J M S ^a   McSorley, R ^a   Mbuya, O S ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c FLORIDA A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Green manure; Growth analysis; Lupin; Sunn hemp; Sweet corn; Vetch

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROP ROTATION; CROP YIELD; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GREEN MANURING; GROWTH RATE; LEACHING; LEGUME; MAIZE; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; SANDY SOIL; SOIL NITROGEN; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT; YIELD RESPONSE;

CANNABIS; CROTALARIA JUNCEA; VICIA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33846252262     PISSN: 09312250     EISSN: 1439037X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-037X.2006.00236.x     Document Type: Article

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