Characterizing nitrogen use efficiency in natural and agricultural ecosystems to improve the performance of cereal crops in low-input and organic agricultural systems

Field Crops Research

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 89-101

  Dawson, Julie C ^a   Huggins, David R ^a   Jones, Stephen S ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cereal crops; Nutrient cycling; Perennial crops

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ECOSYSTEMS; FERTILIZERS; MICROORGANISMS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS;

CEREAL CROPS; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PERENNIAL CROPS;

NITROGEN;

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; CEREAL; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FARMING SYSTEM; NITROGEN; NITROGEN CYCLE; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; NUTRIENT USE EFFICIENCY; ORGANIC FARMING; PERENNIAL PLANT;

EID: 41549118507     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcr.2008.01.001     Document Type: Review

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