Effects of grass-clover management and cover crops on nitrogen cycling and nitrous oxide emissions in a stockless organic crop rotation

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 181, Issue , 2013, Pages 115-126

  Brozyna, Michal A ^a   Petersen, Søren O ^a   Chirinda, Ngonidzashe ^a   Olesen, Jørgen E ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digestion; Cover crop; Grass clover; Nitrate leaching; Nitrous oxide; Organic farming

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BARLEY; COVER CROP; CROP ROTATION; DRY MATTER; EMISSION; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GRASS; HARVESTING; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; NITROUS OXIDE; NUTRIENT CYCLING; ORGANIC FARMING; SANDY LOAM; SOIL EMISSION;

EID: 84886532535     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2013.09.013     Document Type: Article

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