How do phosphorus, potassium and sulphur affect plant growth and biological nitrogen fixation in crop and pasture legumes? A meta-analysis

Field Crops Research

Volumn 156, Issue , 2014, Pages 161-171

  Divito, Guillermo A ^a,b   Sadras, Victor O ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE MAR DEL PLATA   (Argentina)

^b Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas ^*  (Argentina)

^c SOUTH AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biological nitrogen fixation; Legumes; Nutrient deficiency; Phosphorus; Potassium; Sulphur

Indexed keywords

CROP PLANT; GROWTH RATE; HOST PLANT; LEGUME; META-ANALYSIS; NITROGEN FIXATION; PASTURE; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; RHIZOBACTERIUM; SULFUR;

EID: 84890156673     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcr.2013.11.004     Document Type: Article

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