Effect of organic residue amendments and soil moisture on N mineralization, maize (Zea maysL.) dry biomass and nutrient concentration

Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science

Volumn 59, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1263-1277

  Abera, Girma ^a,b   Wolde meskel, Endalkachew ^b   Bakken, Lars R ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b HAWASSA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

biomass; C N ratio; nutrient concentration; residue quality; soil moisture

Indexed keywords

CAJANUS CAJAN; PHASEOLUS VULGARIS; ZEA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84880931001     PISSN: 03650340     EISSN: 14763567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03650340.2012.722623     Document Type: Article

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