Long-term effects of balanced fertilization on grass forage yield, quality and nutrient uptake, soil organic C and N, and some soil quality characteristics

Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 425-438

  Malhi, S S ^a   Nyborg, M ^b   Soon, Y K ^a  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Forage yield; N and S fertilization; Soil pH; Soil quality; Total and labile C and N

Indexed keywords

BELOWGROUND BIOMASS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FORAGE; GRASS; HAY; LOAM; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PH; SOIL CARBON; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL NUTRIENT; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL PROFILE; SOIL QUALITY; YIELD RESPONSE;

CANADA; PRAIRIE PARKLAND PROVINCE;

EID: 77952743717     PISSN: 13851314     EISSN: 15730867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10705-009-9306-3     Document Type: Article

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