Growth, composition, biological N2 fixation and nutrient uptake of a leguminous cover crop mixture and the effect of their removal on field nitrogen balances and nitrate leaching risk

Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 233-249

  Möller, Kurt ^a   Stinner, Walter ^a   Leithold, Günter ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cover crops; Legume; Magnesium; N2 fixation; Nitrate leaching; Nitrogen; Organic farming; Phosphorus; Potassium

Indexed keywords

COVER CROP; GROWING SEASON; GROWTH; HARVESTING; INTERCROPPING; LEACHING; LEGUME; MANURE; NITRATE; NITROGEN CYCLE; NITROGEN FIXATION; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; ORGANIC FARMING;

RAPHANUS SATIVUS; RAPHANUS SATIVUS VAR. RAPHANISTROIDES;

EID: 55949135773     PISSN: 13851314     EISSN: 15730867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10705-008-9182-2     Document Type: Article

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