Response of Leucaena leucocephala pastures to phosphorus and sulfur application in Queensland

Animal Production Science

Volumn 50, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 961-975

  Radrizzani, Alejandro ^a   Shelton, H Max ^a   Dalzell, Scott A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TECNOLOGÍA AGROPECUARIA INTA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

cultivation; nitrogen fixation; plant nutrient deficiency; rainfall use efficiency.

Indexed keywords

ACIDITY; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; BIOMONITORING; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CROP YIELD; CULTIVATION; DROUGHT STRESS; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GRASS; GRAZING; GROWTH RATE; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PASTURE; PHOSPHORUS; PLANTATION; RAINFALL; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL TYPE; SULFUR; SYMBIOSIS; WATER AVAILABILITY; YIELD RESPONSE;

AUSTRALIA; QUEENSLAND;

BOS; LEUCAENA; LEUCAENA LEUCOCEPHALA; LEUCAENA LEUCOCEPHALA SUBSP. GLABRATA;

EID: 77958606880     PISSN: 18360939     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AN10062     Document Type: Article

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