Green manuring effect of pure and mixed barley - hairy vetch winter cover crops on maize and processing tomato N nutrition

European Journal of Agronomy

Volumn 43, Issue , 2012, Pages 136-146

  Tosti, Giacomo ^a   Benincasa, Paolo ^a   Farneselli, Michela ^a   Pace, Roberta ^a   Tei, Francesco ^a   Guiducci, Marcello ^a   Thorup Kristensen, Kristian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Critical N; Green manuring; Legumes; Mediterranean environment; Organic farming; Sowing proportions

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; BARLEY; BIOACCUMULATION; CASH CROPPING; COVER CROP; FRUIT; GREEN MANURING; LEGUME; MAIZE; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; NUTRITION; ORGANIC FARMING; SOWING;

HORDEUM; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; VICIA; VICIA VILLOSA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84863667014     PISSN: 11610301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eja.2012.06.004     Document Type: Article

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