Nitrogen and carbon transformations, water use efficiency and ecosystem productivity in monocultures and wheat-bean intercropping systems

Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 107-121

  Chapagain, Tejendra ^a   Riseman, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ecosystem respiration; Gross ecosystem photosynthesis; Intercropping; N transfer; Net ecosystem CO2 exchange; Net ecosystem productivity

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON FLUX; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; FLUX CHAMBER; INTERCROPPING; LEGUME; MONOCULTURE; NET ECOSYSTEM PRODUCTION; NITROGEN FIXATION; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC NITROGEN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; RESPIRATION; STABLE ISOTOPE; WATER USE EFFICIENCY; WHEAT;

PHASEOLUS VULGARIS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; VICIA FABA;

EID: 84941876316     PISSN: 13851314     EISSN: 15730867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10705-014-9647-4     Document Type: Article

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