Nitrogen fixation of red clover interseeded with winter cereals across a management-induced fertility gradient

Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 105-119

  Schipanski, Meagan E ^a,b   Drinkwater, Laurie E ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

15N natural abundance method; Cover crops; Legume; On farm; Soil organic matter

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; BIOMASS; CASH CROPPING; COVER CROP; CROP YIELD; DICOTYLEDON; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GRASS; GROWING SEASON; LEGUME; MONOCULTURE; NITROGEN FIXATION; PHOSPHORUS; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

DACTYLIS; DACTYLIS GLOMERATA; TRIFOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM PRATENSE;

EID: 79953753352     PISSN: 13851314     EISSN: 15730867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10705-010-9415-z     Document Type: Article

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