Nitrogen fixation by pea and lentil green manures in a semi-arid agroecoregion: Effect of planting and termination timing

Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 305-314

  McCauley, Ann M ^a   Jones, Clain A ^a   Miller, Perry R ^a   Burgess, Macdonald H ^a   Zabinski, Catherine A ^a  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

15N natural abundance method; Annual legume; Cover crop; L. culinaris; Nitrogen difference method; Northern Great Plains; P. sativum

Indexed keywords

AGROECOLOGY; COVER CROP; FALLOW; LEGUME; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; MANURE; NITROGEN FIXATION; PLANTATION; SEMIARID REGION; SOIL QUALITY; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER QUALITY;

GREAT PLAINS; MONTANA; UNITED STATES;

LENS CULINARIS; PISUM SATIVUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 84859610781     PISSN: 13851314     EISSN: 15730867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10705-012-9491-3     Document Type: Article

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