Winter cover crop: The effects of grass-clover mixture proportion and biomass management on maize and the apparent residual N in the soil

European Journal of Agronomy

Volumn 55, Issue , 2014, Pages 63-71

  Kramberger, B ^a   Gselman, A ^a   Kristl, J ^a   Lesnik M ^a   Sustar V ^a   Mursec M ^a   Podvrsnik M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARIBOR   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Catch crop; Cover crop residue; Mineral nitrogen; Seedbed preparation; Succeeding crop

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; CATCH CROP; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); COVER CROP; CROP YIELD; DRY MATTER; GRASS; HARVESTING; MAIZE; SOIL NITROGEN; SOWING; WINTER;

SLOVENIA;

EID: 84893382616     PISSN: 11610301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eja.2014.01.001     Document Type: Article

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