Faba bean (Vicia faba L.) intercropped with oil crops - a strategy to enhance rooting density and to optimize nitrogen use and grain production?

Field Crops Research

Volumn 135, Issue , 2012, Pages 74-81

  Schröder, Daniela ^a   Köpke, Ulrich ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Land equivalent ratio; LER N; Nitrogen acquisition; Organic farming; Plant available soil nitrogen; Root length density (RLD)

Indexed keywords

CASH CROPPING; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; DICOTYLEDON; DRY MATTER; ENERGY CROP; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FLOODPLAIN; GROWTH RATE; INTERCROPPING; LAND EVALUATION; LEGUME; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT BUDGET; OPTIMIZATION; ORGANIC FARMING; ROOTING; SOIL NITROGEN; SOWING; SPACE USE;

GERMANY; RHINELAND;

CARTHAMUS TINCTORIUS; SINAPIS ALBA; VICIA FABA;

EID: 84864348854     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcr.2012.07.007     Document Type: Review

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