Nitrogen dynamics following grain legumes and subsequent catch crops and the effects on succeeding cereal crops

Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 281-291

  Hauggaard Nielsen, Henrik ^a   Mundus, Simon ^a   Jensen, Erik Steen ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Catch cropping; Faba bean; Lupin; Nitrate leaching; Nitrogen fixation; Pea; Subsequent cereals

Indexed keywords

CROP YIELD; DRY MATTER; LEGUME; NITROGEN CYCLE; NITROGEN FIXATION; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; SANDY LOAM; SOIL NITROGEN; WHEAT;

PISUM SATIVUM; TRIFOLIUM; TRITICOSECALE; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; VICIA FABA;

EID: 67649235566     PISSN: 13851314     EISSN: 15730867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10705-008-9242-7     Document Type: Article

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