N2-fixation and residual N effect of four legume species and four companion grass species

European Journal of Agronomy

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 66-74

  Rasmussen, Jim ^a   Søegaard, Karen ^a   Pirhofer Walzl, Karin ^b   Eriksen, Jørgen ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Companion species; Forage legume; N transfer; N2 fixation; Residual N effect

Indexed keywords

ALFALFA; CROP PRODUCTION; LEGUME; MEADOW; NITROGEN FIXATION; PERENNIAL PLANT; SANDY SOIL; SOIL FERTILITY;

AVES; BOS; FESTUCA PRATENSIS; HORDEUM; LOLIUM; LOLIUM PERENNE; LOTUS; MEDICAGO SATIVA; PHLEUM PRATENSE; POACEAE; TRIFOLIUM PRATENSE; TRIFOLIUM REPENS;

EID: 80053904325     PISSN: 11610301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eja.2011.09.003     Document Type: Article

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