Effect of integrated forage rotation and manure management on yield, nutrient balance and soil organic matter

Italian Journal of Agronomy

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 55-60

  Tomasoni, Cesare ^a   Borrelli, Lamberto ^a   Ceotto, Enrico ^a  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DELLA NUTRIZIONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dairy farming; Farmyard and semi liquid manure; Forage rotations; Soil fertility

Indexed keywords

ALFALFA; CATTLE; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP ROTATION; CROP YIELD; DOUBLE CROPPING; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FORAGE; GRASS; HARVESTING; INTEGRATED APPROACH; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; LOWLAND ENVIRONMENT; MAIZE; MANURE; MINERAL; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT BUDGET; SILAGE; SOIL CARBON; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; YIELD RESPONSE;

ITALY; LOMBARDY;

BOS; LOLIUM MULTIFLORUM; MEDICAGO SATIVA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84856072952     PISSN: 11254718     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/ija.2011.e10     Document Type: Article

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