Biochar application reduces nodulation but increases nitrogenase activity in clover

Plant and Soil

Volumn 366, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 83-92

  Quilliam, Richard S ^a,b   DeLuca, Thomas H ^a   Jones, Davey L ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biological nitrogen fixation; Black nitrogen; Carbon sequestration; Climate change mitigation; Legume Rhizobia symbiosis; Long term biochar trial

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; AGRICULTURAL SOIL; AGRONOMY; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CHARCOAL; CLIMATE CHANGE; CROP YIELD; ENZYME ACTIVITY; LEACHING; LEGUME; NITROGEN FIXATION; NODULATION; NUTRIENT LOSS; PYROLYSIS; RHIZOBACTERIUM; SOIL CARBON; SYMBIOSIS; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT;

FABACEAE; RHIZOBIACEAE; TRIFOLIUM;

EID: 84876455183     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-012-1411-4     Document Type: Article

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