Root exudates of a legume tree as a nitrogen source for a tropical fodder grass

Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 203-213

  Jalonen, Riina ^a   Nygren, Pekka ^a   Sierra, Jorge ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Dichantium aristatum; Gliricidia sepium; Mycorrhizal symbiosis; Nitrogen immobilisation; Root exudation; Vertisol

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; GRASS; HYDROPONICS; INTERCROPPING; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; LEGUME; MYCORRHIZA; SOIL NITROGEN; SYMBIONT; VERTISOL;

ANIMALIA; DICHANTHIUM ARISTATUM; GLIRICIDIA SEPIUM;

EID: 77952742661     PISSN: 13851314     EISSN: 15730867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10705-009-9259-6     Document Type: Article

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