Biochar application rate affects biological nitrogen fixation in red clover conditional on potassium availability

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 191, Issue , 2014, Pages 83-91

  Mia, S ^a   van Groenigen, J W ^a   van de Voorde, T F J ^a   Oram, N J ^a   Bezemer, T M ^b   Mommer, L ^a   Jeffery, S ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

15N; Biochar; Biological nitrogen fixation; Red clover; Soil; Stable isotope probing

Indexed keywords

BIOFERTILIZER; BIOMASS; CHARCOAL; DICOTYLEDON; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GRASS; LEGUME; MONOCULTURE; NITROGEN FIXATION; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; POTASSIUM;

FESTUCA RUBRA; PLANTAGO LANCEOLATA; TRIFOLIUM PRATENSE;

EID: 84922418809     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2014.03.011     Document Type: Article

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