Does nitrogen transfer between plants confound 15N-based quantifications of N2 fixation?

Plant and Soil

Volumn 374, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 345-358

  Carlsson, Georg ^a   Huss Danell, Kerstin ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Legumes; Reference plant

Indexed keywords

LEGUME; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; NITROUS OXIDE; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PLANT COMMUNITY; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL NUTRIENT;

EID: 84890861569     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-013-1802-1     Document Type: Article

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