Winter survival, biomass accumulation and N mineralization of winter annual and biennial legumes sown at various times of year in Northern Temperate Regions

European Journal of Agronomy

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 437-448

  Brandsæter, Lars Olav ^a   Heggen, Heidi ^a   Riley, Hugh ^a   Stubhaug, Erling ^a   Henriksen, Trond M ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF BIOECONOMY RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Annual medic (Medicago spp.); Cover crop; Crimson clover (Trifolium incarnatum L.); Crop growth and development; Crop system; Hairy vetch (Vicia villosa Roth.); Nitrogen minerlization; Subterranean clover (Trifolium subterraneum L.); Weed management; Winter survival; Yellow sweetclover Melilotus officinalis (L.)

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL PLANT; BIOMASS; COVER CROP; CROPPING PRACTICE; LEGUME; MINERALIZATION; NITROGEN; SOWING; SURVIVAL; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT; WEED;

MEDICAGO; MELILOTUS OFFICINALIS; TRIFOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM INCARNATUM; TRIFOLIUM REPENS; TRIFOLIUM SUBTERRANEUM; VICIA VILLOSA;

EID: 39149137824     PISSN: 11610301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eja.2007.11.013     Document Type: Article

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