Influence of ley duration on the yield and quality of the subsequent cereal crop (spring oats) in an organically managed long-term crop rotation experiment

Organic Agriculture

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 147-159

  Watson, C A ^a   Baddeley, J A ^a   Edwards, A C ^a   Rees, R M ^a   Walker, R L ^a   Topp, C F E ^a  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ley arable; Mixed farming; Nitrogen; Organic farming; Sustainability; White clover

Indexed keywords

AVENA; TRIFOLIUM REPENS;

EID: 84876948170     PISSN: 18794238     EISSN: 18794246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13165-011-0012-5     Document Type: Article

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