Effects of green manure herbage management and its digestate from biogas production on barley yield, N recovery, soil structure and earthworm populations

European Journal of Agronomy

Volumn 52, Issue , 2014, Pages 90-102

  Frøseth, Randi Berland ^a   Bakken, Anne Kjersti ^a   Bleken, Marina Azzaroli ^b   Riley, Hugh ^a   Pommeresche, Reidun ^a   Thorup Kristensen, Kristian ^c   Hansen, Sissel ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF BIOECONOMY RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Biogas residue; Cereal; Ley; Mulch; N use efficiency; Organic stockless farming

Indexed keywords

BIOGAS; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; CROP YIELD; DIGESTIBILITY; EARTHWORM; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; MANURE; MULCHING; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SOIL STRUCTURE;

HORDEUM;

EID: 84888348390     PISSN: 11610301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eja.2013.10.006     Document Type: Article

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