Spatial and temporal variation of below-ground N transfer from a leguminous tree to an associated grass in an agroforestry system

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 126, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 275-280

  Daudin, David ^a   Sierra, Jorge ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Agroforestry; Multiple regression analysis; Natural 15N abundance; Nitrogen transfer; Vertisol; Weather conditions

Indexed keywords

AGROFORESTRY; DECIDUOUS TREE; GRASS; LEGUME; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PRUNING; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION; VERTISOL; WEATHER;

DICHANTHIUM ARISTATUM; GLIRICIDIA SEPIUM;

EID: 42149105692     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2008.02.009     Document Type: Article

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