Benefits of winter legume cover crops require early sowing

Australian Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 59, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1156-1163

  Gselman, A ^a   Kramberger, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARIBOR   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Legume; Nitrogen accumulation; Nitrogen fixation; Sowing date; Winter cover crop

Indexed keywords

COVER CROP; CROP YIELD; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; LEGUME; MAIZE; NITROGEN CYCLE; NITROGEN FIXATION; SOIL NITROGEN; SOWING; SYMBIOSIS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SLOVENIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

LOLIUM; LOLIUM MULTIFLORUM; TRIFOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM SUBTERRANEUM; VICIA VILLOSA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 55849129234     PISSN: 00049409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AR08015     Document Type: Article

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