Biological nitrogen fixation by common beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) increases with bio-char additions

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 699-708

  Rondon, Marco A ^a,c   Lehmann, Johannes ^b   Ramírez, Juan ^a   Hurtado, Maria ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR TROPICAL AGRICULTURE CIAT   (Colombia)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

15N; Biological N fixation; Boron; Charcoal; Molybdenum; Mycorrhiza

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; BIOACTIVITY; BIOMASS; BLACK CARBON; CROP YIELD; INOCULATION; LEGUME; MYCORRHIZA; NITROGEN FIXATION; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRIENT UPTAKE;

PHASEOLUS VULGARIS; RHIZOBIUM;

EID: 34447136284     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00374-006-0152-z     Document Type: Article

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