Symbiotic nitrogen fixation and soil N availability under legume crops in an arid environment

Journal of Soils and Sediments

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 762-770

  Zhou, Xiaoqi ^a   Liu, Xian ^a   Rui, Yichao ^a   Chen, Chengrong ^a   Wu, Hanwen ^b   Xu, Zhihong ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Legume; Microbial activity; Nitrogen fixation; Non legume; Soil N availability

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; AGRICULTURAL SOIL; ARID ENVIRONMENT; BIOMASS; DRYLAND FARMING; GROWING SEASON; LEGUME; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MINERALIZATION; NITROGEN FIXATION; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PH; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL ECOSYSTEM; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL QUALITY; SOIL RESPIRATION; SYMBIOSIS;

AUSTRALIA;

BRASSICA; BRASSICA JUNCEA; PISUM SATIVUM; VICIA;

EID: 79959800011     PISSN: 14390108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11368-011-0353-4     Document Type: Article

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