Effects of NPK fertilisation in arid southern Mongolian desert steppes

Plant Ecology

Volumn 207, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 93-105

  Wesche, K ^a   Ronnenberg, K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biomass productivity; Central Asia; Grazing; Soil nutrients; Steppes

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CROP PLANT; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FODDER; GRAZING; MONOCOTYLEDON; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL NUTRIENT; STEPPE;

ASIA;

AGROPYRON; AGROPYRON CRISTATUM; ALLIUM; ALLIUM SATIVUM; ANIMALIA;

EID: 75949117900     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11258-009-9656-6     Document Type: Article

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