Nitrogen transfer from a legume tree to the associated grass estimated by the isotopic signature of tree root exudates: A comparison of the 15N leaf feeding and natural 15N abundance methods

European Journal of Agronomy

Volumn 27, Issue 2-4, 2007, Pages 178-186

  Sierra, J ^a   Daudin, D ^a   Domenach, A M ^b   Nygren, P ^c   Desfontaines, L ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b Campus Agronomique   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

15N fractionation; Agroforestry; Box model; Gliricidia sepium; Root turnover; Tree pruning

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE ESTIMATION; AGROFORESTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; EXUDATION; GRASS; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; LEGUME; NITROGEN CYCLE; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; PRUNING; ROOT; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TURNOVER;

DICHANTHIUM ARISTATUM; GLIRICIDIA SEPIUM;

EID: 34547864604     PISSN: 11610301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eja.2007.03.003     Document Type: Article

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