Tillage effects on yield and nitrogen fixation of legumes in mediterranean conditions

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 104, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1459-1466

  Ruisi, Paolo ^a   Giambalvo, Dario ^a   Di Miceli, Giuseppe ^a   Frenda, Alfonso Salvatore ^a   Saia, Sergio ^a   Amato, Gaetano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CICER ARIETINUM; LENS CULINARIS; PISUM SATIVUM; VICIA FABA;

EID: 84868691373     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: 14350645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2012.0070     Document Type: Article

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