Wheat response to N2 fixed by faba bean (Vicia faba L.) as affected by sulfur fertilization and rhizobial inoculation in semi-arid northern Ethiopia

Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science

Volumn 170, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 412-418

  Habtemichial, Kiros Habtegebrial ^a,b   Singh, Bal Ram ^a   Aune, Jens Bernt ^c  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b MEKELLE UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^c Department of International Environment and Development Studies   (Norway)

Author keywords

15N dilution method; Crop rotation; N2 fixation; Soil N balance

Indexed keywords

HORDEUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; VICIA FABA;

EID: 34347364795     PISSN: 14368730     EISSN: 15222624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jpln.200625006     Document Type: Article

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