Biological N2 fixation and mineral N in common bean-maize intercropping or sole cropping in southeastern Brazil

Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 319-330

  Cardoso, E J B N ^a   Nogueira, M A ^b   Ferraz, S M G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF LONDRINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHASEOLUS VULGARIS; RHIZOBIUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 34447130782     PISSN: 00144797     EISSN: 14694441     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0014479707005029     Document Type: Article

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