The effect of cutting, mulching and applications of farmyard manure on nitrogen fixation in a red clover/grass sward

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 98, Issue 17, 2007, Pages 3243-3248

  Hatch, D J ^a   Goodlass, G ^b   Joynes, A ^a   Shepherd, M A ^b  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ADAS BOXWORTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cutting; Manure; Mulching; Nitrogen fixation

Indexed keywords

BENEFICIATION; MANURES; NITROGEN FIXATION; OPTIMIZATION;

FYM APPLICATION; GREEN MANURE;

SOIL SURVEYS;

BENEFICIATION; MANURES; NITROGEN FIXATION; OPTIMIZATION; SOIL SURVEYS;

CROP YIELD; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GRASS; GREEN MANURING; HARVESTING; MANURE; MULCHING; NITROGEN FIXATION; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; ORGANIC FARMING; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL NITROGEN;

ARTICLE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; MANURE; NITROGEN FIXATION; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RED CLOVER; SOIL FERTILITY; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

AGRICULTURE; FERTILIZERS; MANURE; NITROGEN; NITROGEN FIXATION; POACEAE; TRIFOLIUM;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

TRIFOLIUM PRATENSE;

EID: 34548024860     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2006.07.017     Document Type: Article

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