The effect of harvest, mulching and low-dose fertilization of liquid digestate on above ground biomass yield and diversity of lower mountain semi-natural grasslands

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 216, Issue , 2016, Pages 283-292

  Hensgen, Frank ^a   Bühle, Lutz ^a   Wachendorf, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KASSEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Diversity; Energy; Fertilization; Grassland; IFBB

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; BIOGAS; BIOMASS POWER; DIVERSITY INDEX; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GRASSLAND; HARVESTING; LIQUID; MOUNTAIN REGION; MULCHING; SPECIES DIVERSITY; YIELD RESPONSE;

EID: 84945162405     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2015.10.009     Document Type: Article

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