Nitrogen management in organic farming: Comparison of crop rotation residual effects on yields, N leaching and soil conditions

Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 21-31

  Kayser, Manfred ^a   Müller, Jürgen ^b   Isselstein, Johannes ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Crop rotation; Grass clover; Grassland ploughing; N leaching; Organic farming

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROP ROTATION; CROP YIELD; LEACHING; LEGUME; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; ORGANIC FARMING; PH; PLOWING; SANDY SOIL; SOIL NITROGEN;

GERMANY;

HORDEUM; TRIFOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM PRATENSE; TRITICOSECALE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 77953027768     PISSN: 13851314     EISSN: 15730867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10705-009-9309-0     Document Type: Article

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