Variation in N2 fixation and N contribution by 25 groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) varieties grown in different agro-ecologies, measured using 15N natural abundance

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 195, Issue , 2014, Pages 161-172

  Mokgehle, Salmina N ^a   Dakora, Felix D ^a   Mathews, Cherian ^a  

^a TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Biofertilizer; Cropping systems; Grain yield; Symbiotic dependency

Indexed keywords

BIOFERTILIZER; CROP YIELD; DRY MATTER; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; GENOTYPE; GROWTH RATE; HIGH YIELDING VARIETY; LEGUME; NITROGEN FIXATION; SOIL NITROGEN; SYMBIOSIS;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84902981816     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2014.05.014     Document Type: Article

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