Enhanced biological N2 fixation and yield of faba bean (Vicia faba L.) in an acid soil following biochar addition: dissection of causal mechanisms

Plant and Soil

Volumn 395, Issue 1-2, 2015, Pages 7-20

  Van Zwieten, Lukas ^a,b,c   Rose, Terry ^b   Herridge, David ^c   Kimber, Stephen ^a   Rust, Josh ^a   Cowie, Annette ^a,c   Morris, Stephen ^a  

^a NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^b SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Boron; Compost; Field assessment; Lime; Molybdenum; Natural 15 N isotope abundance; Phosphorus; Rhodic ferralsol

Indexed keywords

ACID SOIL; ALUMINUM; BORON; CHARCOAL; COMPOST; CROP ROTATION; CROP YIELD; FERRALSOL; FIELD METHOD; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; LEGUME; LIMING; MAIZE; MOLYBDENUM; NITROGEN FIXATION; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PH; PHOSPHORUS; SOIL NUTRIENT; SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL REMEDIATION; STABLE ISOTOPE; SUBTROPICAL REGION; TOXICITY;

VICIA FABA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84942371358     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: 15735036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-015-2427-3     Document Type: Article

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